Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb leave_off

3 senses of leave off

Sense 1
leave off -- (come to an end, stop or cease; "the road leaves off at the edge of the forest"; "leave off where you started")
       => discontinue -- (come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31")

Sense 2
exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out -- (prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece")
       => extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with -- (terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts")

Sense 3
leave off -- (stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here")
       => discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother")