stop working
Cease to function
To stop working is to cease functioning or operating.
A machine stops working when it breaks down: My phone stopped working after I dropped it.
A person stops working when they end their labor for the day, retire, or quit: She stopped working at sixty-five.
The phrase can describe gradual failure or sudden breakdown: The old furnace finally stopped working.
- break downFail mechanically or emotionally
- quitCease doing something
- call it quitsCease effort or partnership
- throw in the towelConcede defeat voluntarily
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
out of order · on the fritz · crash · system failure · retire · punch out · resign · fail · stall · freeze · burnout · hit the wall · exhaustion · glitch · shutdown · pull the plug · collapse · strike
- give outhand out, share, distribute, dispense, issue
stop workingget to work
clock in · get busy · go to work · return to work · work on
stop workingfunction
Purpose or duty
operate · run · work · boot up · spring to life
stop workingkeep going
Maintain forward progress
persist · persevere · carry on · push through · soldier on
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