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noun

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• the event of something ending

• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

adjective satellite

• disabled in the feet or legs

verb

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• come to a halt, stop moving

• stop from happening or developing

• stop the flow of a liquid

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noun

• (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

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noun

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

verb

• take into custody

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• attract and fix

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

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