Meaning of abort

(noun) the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"

(verb) terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"

cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"

terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion