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Causing something to end
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abandonment
all good things (must) come to an endidiom
and have done with itidiom
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cure
give over
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jack something in
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lay
lid
lift
snap
snuff something out
stamp on something
stamp something out
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stopper | American Dictionary

stopper
noun[ C ]
us/ˈstɑp·ər/
a round object that fits into or covers a hole, such as in a sink, to prevent liquids from escaping it:
a rubber sink stopper

Examples of stopper

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The tip of the penetration side of the stoppers could be sharpened or curved.
The vials were sealed with airtight rubber stoppers.
Flasks were stoppered again, and the process repeated until the end of the experiment.
Cylindrical hydrogen sample with a beam stopper located between the incoming ion beam and the hydrogen sample.
If the plunger in the hand-pump becomes stiff and difficult to operate, lubrication of the stopper will restore smooth and easy operation.
This bar appears to be a rolled mat with flaring stoppers at both ends.
Each tube was fitted with a wire mesh stopper at the distal end but was open inside the arena.
The upper end of the cage is closed with a cork stopper.
After passing through the beam stopper, the incoming ions deposit their energy in the gold absorber.
In order to eliminate the sliding problems, two vertical stoppers, parallel to the axis of the nozzle heads, are mounted on the nozzle holder.
The motion of the waist and lower-limbs is limited by mechanical stoppers and software.
Visual observation showed that the penetration of the stoppers did not affect the surface quality of the materials.
One end is closed with a cork stopper through which a hole is bored.
The vial was left upright with the stopper containing the leaf disk at the top.
As expected, the higher compression factor corresponds to the beam stopper with a radius larger than the hydrogen radius.
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