82
stop(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
53
end(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
43
terminate(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
39
discontinue(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
31
quit(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
31
desist(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
31
finish(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
27
halt(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
25
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
24
pause(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
23
close(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
21
break off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
20
leave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
20
refrain(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
19
die(verb, stop, drop, close, go)
17
abandon(verb, stop, drop, give, end)
17
expire(verb, stop, break, drop, close)
17
interrupt(verb, stop, close, end, cut)
17
conclude(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
16
suspend(verb, stop, hold, drop, close)
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