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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 | ||||||||
Cease Functioning Crossword Clue
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BREAKDOWN which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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BREAKDOWN
Updated: October 13, 2023
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | -ing word functioning as a noun
The Guardian Quick -
12 Aug 2006 | The Guardian Quick / 12 Aug 2006 |
2 | Cease, or cause to cease, operating
The Guardian Speedy -
29 Jan 2017 | The Guardian Speedy / 29 Jan 2017 |
3 | Cease functioning (informal)
The Guardian Quick -
04 Jun 2020 | The Guardian Quick / 04 Jun 2020 |
4 | Cease the functioning of an engine or motor | |
5 | Harry keeps home functioning
The Guardian Cryptic -
02 Jul 2014 | The Guardian Cryptic / 02 Jul 2014 |
6 | On the ___ (functioning well)
New York Times -
05 Jul 1984 | New York Times / 05 Jul 1984 |
7 | To cease functioning |
