(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a small ball made of a special chemical, which you can put among clothes or blankets in order to keep moths away.
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2.
If someone in authority ~s a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily. (JOURNALISM)
...the decision to ~ the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, for safety and political reasons...
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