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Abort
- noun - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
- terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
- terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
- 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"
About
- adjective - (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
- all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
- in or to a reversed position or direction
Adopt
- verb - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
- put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
- take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
- take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
- take up and practice as one's own
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
Afoot
- adjective - currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"
- on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"
- traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"
Aloft
- adverb - at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"
- at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft"
- in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine"
- upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft"
Amort
- adjective - utterly cast down
Aport
- - On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm.