Main entry: cease
Definition: (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
Main entry: cease, stop, terminate, finish, end
Definition: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Usage: the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed; Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other; My property ends by the bushes; The symphony ends in a pianissimo
Main entry: cease, quit, give up, stop, discontinue, lay off
Definition: put an end to a state or an activity
Usage: Quit teasing your little brother