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Kibosh
Kibosh Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Kibosh?
[v] stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Kibosh: block | halt | stop Related Terms | Find terms related to Kibosh: 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 See Also | embargo | forbid | foreclose | forestall | preclude | prevent | stay Kibosh In Webster's Dictionary \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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