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pull the plug vs cease

cease vs pull the plug

pull the plug is not a noun while cease is a noun.

pull the plug and cease both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pull the plug No No Yes No
cease Yes No Yes No
As verbs, cease is a hypernym of pull the plug; that is, cease is a word with a broader meaning than pull the plug:
  • pull the plug: prevent from happening or continuing
  • cease: put an end to a state or an activity
Other hypernyms of pull the plug include discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop.
pull the plug (noun) cease (noun)
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
pull the plug (verb) cease (verb)
prevent from happening or continuing put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Difference between pull the plug and cease

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