stop
verb
to no longer do something
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to stop doing something, especially speaking
to stop doing something that you are trying hard to do
verb
to stop something that you are doing or planning to do, especially because it is too difficult to continue
to stop trying to do something because you lack determination or because you think you cannot win
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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