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" ;

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 ;