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abort vs give-up the ghost

give-up the ghost vs abort

abort is a noun but give-up the ghost is not a noun.

abort and give-up the ghost both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
abort Yes No Yes No
give-up the ghost No No Yes No
As verbs, give-up the ghost is a hypernym of abort; that is, give-up the ghost is a word with a broader meaning than abort:
  • abort: cease development, die, and be aborted
  • give-up the ghost: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Other hypernyms of abort include buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.
abort (noun) give-up the ghost (noun)
the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
abort (verb) give-up the ghost (verb)
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
cease development, die, and be aborted
terminate before completion
Difference between abort and give-up the ghost

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