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Definition of Cut off
1. Adjective. Detached by cutting. "An old tale of Anne Bolyn walking the castle walls with her poor cut-off head under her arm"
2. Verb. Make a break in. "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
Exact synonyms: Break Up, Disrupt, Interrupt
Specialized synonyms: Cut, Punctuate, Break, Put Aside, Put Away, Break, Intermit, Pause, Barge In, Break In, Butt In, Chime In, Chisel In, Cut In, Put In, Burst In On, Burst Upon, Heckle, Come In, Inject, Interject, Interpose, Put In, Throw In, Block, Jam, Stop, Stop Over, Take Off, Take Time Off
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Off, Discontinue, Stop
Derivative terms: Disruption, Interrupter, Interruption
Specialized synonyms: Cut, Punctuate, Break, Put Aside, Put Away, Break, Intermit, Pause, Barge In, Break In, Butt In, Chime In, Chisel In, Cut In, Put In, Burst In On, Burst Upon, Heckle, Come In, Inject, Interject, Interpose, Put In, Throw In, Block, Jam, Stop, Stop Over, Take Off, Take Time Off
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Off, Discontinue, Stop
Derivative terms: Disruption, Interrupter, Interruption
3. Verb. Cease, stop. "We had to cut short the conversation"
4. Verb. Remove by or as if by cutting. "Lop off the dead branch"
Exact synonyms: Chop Off, Lop Off
Specialized synonyms: Abscise, Roach
Generic synonyms: Come Away, Come Off, Detach
Specialized synonyms: Abscise, Roach
Generic synonyms: Come Away, Come Off, Detach
5. Verb. Cut off and stop. "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"
6. Verb. Break a small piece off from. "They cut off the glass tubes"; "Chip a tooth"
Exact synonyms: Break Off, Chip, Knap
Generic synonyms: Cut
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chipping
Also: Chip At
Generic synonyms: Cut
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chipping
Also: Chip At
7. Verb. Remove surgically. "Did he cut off his foot? "; "Amputate limbs"
Exact synonyms: Amputate
Category relationships: Medicine, Practice Of Medicine
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Slough Off
Entails: Cut
Derivative terms: Amputation, Amputation, Amputator
Category relationships: Medicine, Practice Of Medicine
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Slough Off
Entails: Cut
Derivative terms: Amputation, Amputation, Amputator
Definition of Cut off
1. Verb. To remove via cutting. ¹
2. Verb. To isolate or remove from contact. ¹
3. Verb. To stop providing funds to someone. ¹
4. Verb. To end abruptly. ¹
5. Verb. (idiomatic) To interrupt (someone speaking). ¹
6. Verb. (idiomatic drive) To swerve in front of (another car). ¹
7. Verb. (past of cut off) ¹
8. Noun. fuse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com