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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 -------------- 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