Definition of cut off Cut off

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What does cut off mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

cut off - remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
  chop off, lop off
  come away, come off, detach leave in a certain condition; "She came away angry"
  abscise remove or separate by abscission
  roach cut the mane off (a horse)
cut off - cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"
  cut out
  intercept, stop seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
cut off - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
  interrupt, disrupt, break up
  discontinue, break off, stop, break put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
  cut off, cut remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
  punctuate insert punctuation marks into
  break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
  put aside, put away turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things"
  intermit, pause, break cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
  butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, cut in, break in, put in break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
  burst in on, burst upon spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation"
  heckle challenge aggressively
  interject, throw in, interpose, come in, inject, put in to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"
  jam, block interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
  stop over, stop cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
  take time off, take off remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
cut off - remove surgically; "amputate limbs"
  amputate
  cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
  take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
  practice of medicine, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
  slough off separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion
cut off - break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
  chip, knap, break off
  cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
  chip at, carve cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"
cut off - cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
  cut
  disrupt, interrupt, cut off, break up throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"
  disrupt, interrupt, cut off, break up throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cut off (Noun)
    fuse.
  • cut off (Verb)
    To remove via cutting.
  • cut off (Verb)
    To isolate or remove from contact.
  • cut off (Verb)
    To stop providing funds to someone.
  • cut off (Verb)
    To end abruptly.
  • cut off (Verb)
    To interrupt someone speaking.
  • cut off (Verb)
    To swerve in front of another car.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cut off
    To set apart from others.
  • cut off
    To exclude from inheritance.
  • cut off
    An act of stopping or interrupting the supply or provision of something.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • cut off
    A term used to denote a vessel's being seized by stratagem by the natives, and the crew being murdered. Also, to intercept a retreat.

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