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Verb: pull the plug
  1. Prevent from happening or continuing
    "The government pulled the plug on spending"

Derived forms: pulls the plug, pulling the plug, pulled the plug

Type of: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop, surcease [archaic]

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pull off
pull one's weight
pull out
pull out all the stops
pull over
pull round
pull someone's leg
pull strings
pull tab
pull the leg of
pull the plug
pull the wool over someone's eyes
pull through
pull together
pull up
pull up short
pull up stakes
pull wires
pullback
puller
pullet