definition of
cease

[1] #1 cease v. [discontinue, stop, give up, quit, lay off] put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother". wn

[2] #2 cease v. [end, stop, finish, terminate] have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony end. wn

[3] #3 cease n. ('cease' is a noun only in the phrase 'without cease') end. wn