n. Informal
A checking or restraining element: had to put the kibosh on a poorly conceived plan.
[Origin unknown.]
kibosh
Dictionary:
ki·bosh (kī'bŏsh', kī-bŏsh') 
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n. Informal
A checking or restraining element: had to put the kibosh on a poorly conceived plan.
| Obscure Words: kibosh |
[origin obscure, possibly Yiddish or Anglo-Hebraic] slang
1) in the phrase to put the kibosh on, to dispose of finally, finish off, check or stop
2) nonsense, rot, stuff, humbug 3) the proper style or fashion (senses 2 and 3 are mainly archaic)
| Slang Dictionary: kibosh |
1. tv. to end something; to squelch something. Please don't try to kibosh the scheme this time.
2. n. the end; the final blow; the thing that terminates something. (Usually with the. See also put the kibosh on sth.) They thought the kibosh was overdone.
| WordNet: kibosh |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
stop from happening or developing
Synonyms: stop, halt, block
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