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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