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buy the farm vs abort

abort vs buy the farm

buy the farm is not a noun while abort is a noun.

buy the farm and abort both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
buy the farm No No Yes No
abort Yes No Yes No
As verbs, abort is a hyponym of buy the farm; that is, abort is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than buy the farm:
  • buy the farm: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  • abort: cease development, die, and be aborted
Other hyponyms of buy the farm include asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, buy it, pip out, drown, predecease, famish, starve, fall, succumb, yield.
buy the farm (noun) abort (noun)
the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
buy the farm (verb) abort (verb)
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
cease development, die, and be aborted
terminate before completion
Difference between buy the farm and abort

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