"abort" in the noun sense
1. abort
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"
"abort" in the verb sense
1. abort
terminate before completion
"abort the mission"
"abort the process running on my computer"
2. abort
cease development, die, and be aborted
"an aborting fetus"
3. abort
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
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