end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

knock off, drop - stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"

leave off - stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"

sign off - cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations

retire, withdraw - withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

pull the plug - prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending"

close off, shut off - stem the flow of

cheese - used in the imperative (get away, or stop it); "Cheese it!"

call it a day, call it quits - stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books"

break - give up; "break cigarette smoking"

pass away - go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away"

lapse - end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"

cut out - cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out"

go out - become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"

adjourn, recess, break up - close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

disappear, vanish - cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"

climax, culminate - end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

run out - become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"

run low, run short, go - to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"

disappear, vanish, go away - become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"

conclude, close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

come out, turn out - prove to be in the result or end; "How will the game turn out?"

discontinue - come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

break - come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"