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discontinuing

discontinuing definition

discontinuing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  discontinue 
 
  3  senses  of  discontinue 
 
  Sense  1 
  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off 
  =>  drop,  knock  off 
  =>  leave  off 
  =>  sign  off 
  =>  retire,  withdraw 
  =>  pull  the  plug 
  =>  shut  off  close  off 
  =>  cheese 
  =>  break 
 
  Sense  2 
  discontinue 
  =>  taper  off  peter  out  fizzle  out  fizzle 
  =>  leave  off 
  =>  run  out  expire 
  =>  terminate,  stop 
 
  Sense  3 
  break,  break  off  discontinue,  stop 
  =>  fracture 
  =>  bog  down  bog 
  =>  interrupt,  disrupt,  break  up  cut  off 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  discontinue 
 
  3  senses  of  discontinue 
 
  Sense  1 
  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off 
  =>  drop,  knock  off 
  =>  nolle  pros 
  =>  leave  off 
  =>  sign  off 
  =>  retire,  withdraw 
  =>  pull  the  plug 
  =>  shut  off  close  off 
  =>  cheese 
  =>  break 
 
  Sense  2 
  discontinue 
  =>  taper  off  peter  out  fizzle  out  fizzle 
  =>  leave  off 
  =>  run  out  expire 
  =>  terminate,  stop 
 
  Sense  3 
  break,  break  off  discontinue,  stop 
  =>  fracture 
  =>  bog  down  bog 
  =>  interrupt,  disrupt,  break  up  cut  off 
  =>  cut,  cut  off 
  =>  punctuate 
  =>  break 
  =>  put  away 
  =>  pause,  intermit,  break 
  =>  rest,  breathe,  catch  one's  breath,  take  a  breather 
  =>  take  five 
  =>  take  ten 
  =>  chime  in  cut  in  put  in  butt  in  chisel  in  barge  in  break  in 
  =>  interrupt,  disrupt 
  =>  cut  in 
  =>  cut  short 
  =>  burst  in  on  burst  upon 
  =>  heckle,  harass 
  =>  interject,  come  in  interpose,  put  in  throw  in  inject 
  =>  jam,  block 
  =>  take  off  take  time  off 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  discontinue 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  discontinue 
 
  3  senses  of  discontinue 
 
  Sense  1 
  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off 
 
  Sense  2 
  discontinue 
  =>  end  finish,  terminate,  cease 
 
  Sense  3 
  break,  break  off  discontinue,  stop 
  =>  end  terminate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  discontinue 
 
  discontinue  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  discontinue 
 
  Sense  1 
  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off 
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  Sense  2 
  discontinue 
  =>  end  finish,  terminate,  cease 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  break,  break  off  discontinue,  stop 
  =>  end  terminate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  discontinue 
 
  The  verb  discontinue  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off  --  (put  an  end  to  a  state  or  an  activity;  "Quit  teasing  your  little  brother") 
  2.  (2)  discontinue  --  (come  or  be  at  an  end  "the  support  from  our  sponsoring  agency  will  discontinue  after  March  31") 
  3.  break,  break  off  discontinue,  stop  --  (prevent  completion;  "stop  the  project";  "break  the  silence") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  discontinue 
 
  The  verb  discontinue  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  discontinue,  stop,  cease,  give  up  quit  lay  off  --  (put  an  end  to  a  state  or  an  activity;  "Quit  teasing  your  little  brother") 
  2.  (2)  discontinue  --  (come  or  be  at  an  end  "the  support  from  our  sponsoring  agency  will  discontinue  after  March  31") 
  3.  break,  break  off  discontinue,  stop  --  (prevent  completion;  "stop  the  project";  "break  the  silence") 



discontinuing definition