Abort

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1. Verb

To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.

2. Verb

To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.

3. Noun

An untimely birth.

4. Noun

An aborted offspring.

5. Noun

the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "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"
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