Terminate (5)
'terminate' is the definition.
(aborting is a kind of terminating)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for abort that I've seen before include "Terminate prematurely" , "Call off (mission) because of problem" , "[FINISH] prematurely" , "Bring further progress to an end" , "Bring to a premature end" .)
'terminate' is the definition.
(axing is a kind of terminating)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for axe that I've seen before include "Remove ruthlessly or suddenly" , "Cutter" , "Abandon project with chopping tool" , "cancellation" , "Do away with" .)
'terminate' is the definition.
(I know that stop is a more specific form of terminate)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for stop that I've seen before include "Pause - prevent" , "Close < finish" , "Check" , "port of call" , "Arrest" .)
'terminate' is the definition.
(I know that dissolve is a more specific form of terminate)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for dissolve that I've seen before include "End a legal partnership" , "split up" , "Put end to marriage - in water?" , "Disperse or melt in liquid" , "Break up or bring to a formal end" .)
'terminate' is the definition.
(I know that terminate can be written as finish)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for finish that I've seen before include "Perfect" , "Put the final touches to" , "Conclude, wind up" , "Bring to an end" , "Polish, perhaps" .)