vverb.stativeput an end to a state or an activitySynset:cease discontinue give up lay off quit stop
Examples:- Quit teasing your little brother
Antonyms:continue
Derivationally Related Form:discontinuationstoppagecessationceasestopdiscontinuance
Inherited Hypernyms:discontinue
Direct Hyponyms:breakcall it a daycall it quitscheeseclose offdropknock offleave offpull the plugretireshut offsign offwithdraw
Full Troponyms:breakcall it quitscheesedropdrop outleave offnolle prospull the plugretireshut offsign off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s VERB-ing | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE (apply to: cease, stop) | They --- moving (apply to: quit, give up, cease, stop)
vverb.stativecome to or be at an endExamples:- the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31
Antonyms:continue
Hypernyms:cease end finish stop terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:discontinueend
Direct Hyponyms:expirefizzlefizzle outleave offpeter outrun outtaper off
Full Troponyms:leave offrun outtaper off
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeprevent completionSynset:break break off discontinue stop
Examples:- stop the project
- break off the negotiations
Derivationally Related Form:discontinuationstop
Hypernyms:end terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:breakendchange
Direct Hyponyms:bogbog downbreak upcut offdisruptfractureinterrupt
Full Troponyms:barrage jamblanket jambog downbreakburst in oncallchime incutcut incut shortfractureheckleinterjectinterruptjamlay overpausepoint jampunctuateput awayrestspot jamstoptake fivetake offtake ten
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adjadj.allstopped permanently or temporarilyExamples:- discontinued models
- a discontinued magazine
- a discontinued conversation
Antonyms:continued
Inherited Hypernyms:discontinued
Similar to:interrupted out of print