cut off
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English
Pronunciation
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Verb
cut off (third-person singular simple present cuts off, present participle cutting off, simple past and past participle cut off)
- (transitive) To remove by cutting.
- (transitive) To isolate or remove from contact.
- 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 37:
- The entranced spectator was cut off from reality as long as the adventure lasted; it was as if he lived a dream yet believed he was awake.
- (transitive) To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water.
- 1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 268:
- The first English Electric units were not fitted with an anti-slip brake, but a hurried consultation of the wiring diagram showed that it should be possible to hold in the low-voltage anti-slip relay for long enough to let speed build up without cutting off the motor current.
- (transitive) To stop providing funds or something else to (someone).
- His parents cut him off to encourage him to find a job.
- You're drunk, Jerry, I'm cutting you off.
- (transitive) To end abruptly.
- My phone call was cut off before I could get the information.
- (transitive) To interrupt (someone speaking).
- That dingbat cut me off as I was about to conclude my thesis.
- (transitive, Canada, US) To swerve in front of (another car) while driving.
- Synonym: (British, Irish) cut up
- (transitive) To move so as to block someone else's movement in a direction.
- I ran to the house, but Sally is quicker and cut me off.
- (transitive, US, regional, Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
- Cut off the lamp so I can get some sleep.
Derived terms
Translations
to remove via cutting — see also chop off
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to isolate or remove from contact
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to end abruptly
to interrupt someone talking
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to swerve in front of another car while driving
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to turn off an electrical device
Noun
- Alternative form of cutoff
References
- “cut off”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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