- To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely. - To become checked in normal development, so as either to
remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.
Meaning of 'abort' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . abort
[ n]
Meaning (1): - the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
Example in sentence:
he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area;
I wasted a year of my life working on an abort
2 . abort
[ v]
Meaning (2): - terminate before completion
Example in sentence:
abort the mission;
abort the process running on my computer
Meaning (3): - cease development, die, and be aborted