" leaving off "

1: as in ending, winding up;

•  Synonyms : 

•  ceasing,

•  closing,

•  concluding,

•  desisting,

•  discontinuing,

•  dying,

•  ending,

•  expiring,

•  finishing,

•  lapsing,

•  passing,

•  quitting,

•  stopping,

•  terminating,

•  winding up,

•  abating,

•  dying (down),

•  ebbing,

•  letting up,

•  moderating,

•  subsiding,

•  waning

•  Antonyms : 

•  leftover,

•  remaining,

•  lingering,

•  residual,

•  abiding,

•  biding,

•  continuing,

•  enduring,

•  holding on,

•  holding up,

•  keeping up,

•  lasting,

•  perduring,

•  persisting,

•  running on

1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... we usually leave off working as soon as the bell rings "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaking,

•  breaking off,

•  breaking up,

•  canning,

•  ceasing,

•  cutting off,

•  cutting out,

•  desisting (from),

•  discontinuing,

•  dropping,

•  ending,

•  giving over,

•  halting,

•  knocking off,

•  laying off,

•  packing (up or in),

•  quitting,

•  shutting off,

•  stopping

•  Antonyms : 

•  continuing,

•  hanging on,

•  persisting

2: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... the snow should leave off around midnight "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaking off,

•  breaking up,

•  ceasing,

•  closing,

•  concluding,

•  dead-ending,

•  determining,

•  discontinuing,

•  dying,

•  elapsing,

•  ending,

•  expiring,

•  finishing,

•  going,

•  halting,

•  lapsing,

•  letting up,

•  passing,

•  quitting,

•  stopping,

•  terminating,

•  winding up,

•  winking (out)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... we usually leave off working as soon as the bell rings "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break,

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  can,

•  cease,

•  cut off,

•  cut out,

•  desist (from),

•  discontinue,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  give over,

•  halt,

•  knock off,

•  lay off,

•  pack (up or in),

•  quit,

•  shut off,

•  stop

•  Antonyms : 

•  continue,

•  hang on,

•  persist

2: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... the snow should leave off around midnight "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  cease,

•  close,

•  conclude,

•  dead-end,

•  determine,

•  die,

•  discontinue,

•  elapse,

•  end,

•  expire,

•  finish,

•  go,

•  halt,

•  lapse,

•  let up,

•  pass,

•  quit,

•  stop,

•  terminate,

•  wind up,

•  wink (out)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)