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Verb: kibosh  'kI,bósh
Usage: informal
  1. Prevent from happening or developing
    "kibosh the process";
    - stop, halt, block, kybosh [informal]
Noun: kibosh  'kI,bósh
  1. Something that stops or prevents something from happening

Derived forms: kiboshing, kiboshes, kiboshed

Type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

Encyclopedia: Kibosh