1. (

• cease

) (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end ;

1. (

• discontinue ,
• stop ,
• cease ,
• give_up ,
• quit ,
• lay_off

) put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" ;

2. (

• end ,
• stop ,
• finish ,
• terminate ,
• cease ,

) have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" ;