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KIBOSH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stop from happening or developing

Example:

Halt the process

Synonyms:

block; halt; kibosh; stop

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "kibosh" is one way to...):

forbid; foreclose; forestall; preclude; prevent (keep from happening or arising; make impossible)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "kibosh"):

embargo (prevent commerce)

stay (stop a judicial process)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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