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Cease Functioning Crossword Clue

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99%9Exact Match!
verb

• make ineffective

• make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

• lose control of one's emotions

• stop operating or functioning

• fall apart

• cause to fall or collapse

• separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

• collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

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noun

• a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

• a device used for shaping metal

• a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods

verb

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• suffer or face the pain of death

• be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame

• stop operating or functioning

• feel indifferent towards

• languish as with love or desire

• cut or shape with a die

• to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player

• lose sparkle or bouquet

• disappear or come to an end

• suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)

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verb

• cease to operate or cause to cease operating

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The Guardian Quick18 Jul 2015 Across 9
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New York Times12 Jun 1988 Down 79
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