cut off

Formscuts off, cutting off, cut off

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   removephrasal verbtransitive

   To take something away by cutting it.

   Can you cut off the tag on my new shirt?

   He cut off a piece of cheese for each of us.

   Similartrim, prune

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   stop someone talkingphrasal verbtransitive

   To stop someone while they are still talking.

   My brother always cuts me off when I tell a story.

   Try not to cut off your friends when they are talking.

   Similarinterrupt

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   power supplyphrasal verbtransitive

   To stop something like power or water from reaching a place.

   They cut off our electricity because we forgot to pay the bill.

   Workers had to cut off the gas while they fixed the leak.

   Similardisconnect, suspend, stop

   Oppositerestore, reconnect

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   isolatephrasal verbtransitive

   To separate someone or something so they have no contact with others.

   Deep snow cut off the farm from the nearest town.

   She was cut off from her family during the war.

   Similarisolate, separate

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   in trafficphrasal verbCanadaUStransitive

   To drive quickly into the space right in front of another car.

   A red car cut me off on the highway.

   Never cut off a truck, because it can't stop fast.

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   refuse morephrasal verbtransitive

   To stop giving someone money or other things.

   The bank cut him off when he stopped paying back his loan.

   After three drinks, the waiter cut off my uncle and brought him water instead.

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   end midwayphrasal verbtransitive

   To make something end all at once.

   Bad signal cut off our phone call twice.

   The teacher cut off the movie when the bell rang.

   Similarinterrupt, end, terminate, stop

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   limit (or shortcut)noun · cut-off

   Alternative spelling of cutoff. It means the same thing but is written with a hyphen.

   The cut-off for signing up is next Monday.

   We took the cut-off through the woods and got home early.

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   block pathphrasal verbtransitive

   To move in front of someone so they cannot go where they want.

   I tried to run past him, but he cut me off.

   The dog raced around and cut off the sheep before they reached the road.

   Similarblock, intercept

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    trimmed clothesadjective · cut-off

    Made shorter by cutting away the ends of the sleeves or pant legs.

    My dad wears old cut-off jeans to mow the lawn.

    His cut-off shirt left his arms bare in the sun.

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    switch (devices)phrasal verbdialectalSouthern USUStransitive

    To turn off a light or another thing that uses electricity.

    Cut off the fan when you leave the room.

    Did you remember to cut off the lights?

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