120 entries under abandon topic. ×

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knock off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
8
surcease(noun, verb, stop, drop, end)
8
suspend(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
7
conclude(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
7
resign(verb, stop, drop, give, decline)
7
withdraw(verb, stop, drop, end, decline)
6
cut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
give over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
6
yield(verb, stop, drop, give, decline)
5
close(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
4
interrupt(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
4
pack in(verb, expression, stop, drop, end)
3
forswear(verb, stop, drop, yield)
3
sacrifice(verb, stop, decline, keep, restrain)
2
abdicate(verb, stop, decline, quit)
2
abjure(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
2
call it a day(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
2
call it quits(verb, expression, idiom, stop, drop)
2
cede(verb, drop, give, decline, pass)
2
cut it out(expression, idiom, stop, drop, end)
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