Verb in the space program (5 letters)

{ Answer }

ABORT

{ Related Clues }

Cancel
Scrap
Scrub
Call off
Cancel a flight
Cancel, as a launch
Cancel a launching
Cancel a mission
Cancel an undertaking
Cut short
Discontinue the countdown
End early
End prematurely
Halt prematurely
Nip in the bud
Scrap a project
Scrub a flight
Scrub a launch
Scrub a mission
Scrub at NASA
Stop abruptly
Stop early
Stop, as a launch
Stop in midstream
Terminate a launching
Call off, as in an emergency
Call off a takeoff
Cancel a missile launch
Cancel a space flight
Cancel, as a space flight
Cancel a space trip
Cut short, at Canaveral
End at an early stage
Scrub, NASA style
Scrub, as a space project
Stop a military mission
Stop a space mission
Call off, at Cape Canaveral
Call off a rocket's flight
Cut short, NASA-style

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer ABORT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 200 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ABORT as a noun:

1. 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 as a verb:

1. terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"

2. cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"

3. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion