The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DROP which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2010.
Cease to consider crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DROP | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cease to consider
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- drop
- dismiss
- dismissed
- throw out
- break
- hold
- knock
- let
- lets
- letting
- pause
- read
Crossword Answer definitions
DROP noun- A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (now especially with "the") Alcoholic spirits in general.
- That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
- A thing which drops or hangs down:
- A fall, descent; an act or instance of dropping.
- A release (of music, a vdeo game, etc).
- A decline in quantity, quality, rate, or degree; a decline (when going from one value to another).
- A thing, person, etc which is dropped:
- An unsolicited credit card issue.
- The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall; the distance to which someone or something drops; a steep slope.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop) or secretly or illegaly (as in espionage or crime); a drop-off point.
- A drop-back.
- (Rugby football) A drop-kick.
- A drop target.
- To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
- To drip (a liquid).
- Generally, to fall (straight down).
- To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
- To lower; to move to a lower position.
- To set down from a vehicle; to deliver or deposit by stopping.
- To sink quickly to the ground.
- To fall dead, or to fall in death.
- To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.
- To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- To part with or spend (money).
- To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).
- To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.
- To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message) in an offhand manner.
- To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
- To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).
- (of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have led to the batsman being out.
- To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.
- To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
- To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
- To drop out of the betting.
- (rugby football) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- To impart.
- To release to the public.
- To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
- To enter public distribution.
- To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
- (fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
- (of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
- (of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
- (of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.
- To give birth to.
- To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
- (of the testicles) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
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