1.
Stop, cease; also, stop doing or using. For example, Mother told the children to leave off running around the house, or Please use a bookmark to show where you left off reading. [c. 1400]
2.
leave something off. Omit, as in We found she had left off our names.
leave off
| Idioms: leave off |
| Antonyms: leave off |
v
Definition: stop
Antonyms: begin, continue, restart
| WordNet: leave off |
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The verb has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
come to an end, stop or cease
Meaning #2:
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
Synonyms: exclude, except, leave out, omit, take out
Meaning #3:
stop using
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 | Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Antonyms. © 1999-2009 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more |
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