Meaning of KIBOSH
| Pronunciation: | | 'kIbâsh
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| | Definition: | | [v] stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" |
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| | Synonyms: | | block, halt, stop |
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| | See Also: | | embargo, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, stay | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ki"bosh\, n.
1. Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style. [Slang]
2. Portland cement when thrown or blown into the recesses of
carved stonework to intensify the shadows.
{To put the kibosh on}, to do for; to dispose of. [Slang]
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| | Related Terms: | | bugger, call off, cancel, complete, cripple, debilitate, de-energize, delete, disable, disenable, dispose of, drain, drop the curtain, end off, enfeeble, expunge, extinguish, finalize, finish, fold up, get it over, get over with, get through with, give the quietus, hamstring, hors de combat, inactivate, incapacitate, kayo, kill, knock out, KO, lame, maim, perfect, polish off, put, put paid to, queer, queer the works, sabotage, scrag, shoot down, spike, unfit, weaken, wing, wipe out, wreck, zap |
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