nnoun.actthe act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completedExamples:- I wasted a year of my life working on an abort
- he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area
Hypernyms:conclusion ending termination
Inherited Hypernyms:abortterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changeterminate before completionExamples:- abort the mission
- abort the process running on my computer
Derivationally Related Form:abortionabortive
Hypernyms:end terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:abortendchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.bodycease development, die, and be abortedHypernyms:buy the farm cash in one's chips choke conk croak decease die drop dead exit expire give-up the ghost go kick the bucket pass pass away perish pop off snuff it
Inherited Hypernyms:abortdiechange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.bodyterminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortionDerivationally Related Form:abortion
Hypernyms:discharge eject exhaust expel release
Inherited Hypernyms:abortexhaust
Direct Hyponyms:miscarry
Entailment:conceive
Full Troponyms:miscarry
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s