phrase

• Prevent something from happening or continuing.

  More example sentences

  • ‘the company pulled the plug on the deal because it was not satisfied with the terms’

  Synonyms

  discontinue, wind up, stop, end, terminate, abort, bring to an end, put an end to, put a stop to, finish, bring to a halt, call a halt to, cancel, drop, dispense with, do away with, get rid of, abolish