(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

put an end to a state or an activity; Quit teasing your little brother

[ Syn: discontinue , stop , give up , quit , lay off ]

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; 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

[ Syn: end , stop , finish , terminate ]