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stop(verb, hold, break, drop, close)
31
cease(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
25
discontinue(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
25
quit(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
18
end(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
18
halt(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
16
leave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
13
terminate(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
11
break off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
finish(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
10
pause(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
9
leave(verb, stop, drop, give)
8
knock off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
8
stay(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
8
surcease(noun, verb, stop, drop, end)
8
suspend(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
7
conclude(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
6
give over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
5
close(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
5
intermit(verb, stop, close, end, reduce)
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