cease fire
[noun]
Synonyms: truce, armistice

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cease fire!
used to order soldiers to stop shooting

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cease fire(1)
v. To give a military command ordering soldiers to stop shooting.
"Cease fire!" the captain cried, and the shooting stopped.

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cease-fire(2)
n. A period of negotiated nonaggression, when the warring parties involved promise not to attack.
Unfortunately, the cease-fire in Bosnia was broken many times by all parties concerned.

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