leave off
Stop an activity
Leave off means to stop or cease doing something: Let's leave off here and continue tomorrow.
It can also mean to omit or exclude: They left his name off the guest list.
In British usage, leave off is sometimes an imperative telling someone to stop being annoying: Oh, leave off, will you?
cease
Cease all motion
- quitCease doing something
- endFinal portion or cessation
- finishBring to completion
- discontinueTo stop doing
halt · desist · abandon · terminate · drop · cut out · give up · refrain
stop
Cease all motion
discontinue · halt · desist · abandon · terminate · drop · cut out · give up · refrain · abstain
exclude
Bar from participation
neglect · bypass · pass over · drop · cut · delete · remove · disregard · ignore · pretermit
break
Interrupt continuity
- restCessation of activity
- take a breatherPause to recover energy
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
interrupt · wait · hold up · put on hold · take five · adjourn · recess · intermit · stay · shelve