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cut off en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] (General-American) without the cot–caught merger

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, transitive) Alternative form of cutoff.
    alt of cutoff

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cut offs Number=Plur lexicographic

cut off en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] (General-American) without the cot–caught merger

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove by cutting.
  2. (transitive) To isolate or remove from contact.
    • […] the master controller handle contains a device which automatically applies the brakes and cuts off all power to the electric motors in the event of an emergency; […] 1958 June 14, “First Battery Railcars on B.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 420:
    • 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. 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 37:
  3. (transitive) To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water.
    • 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. 1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 268:
    • "I suppose they lit the gas, or whatever it is there, as well?" "It is gas, but they could not light it because it was cut off at the meter. We always cut it off when a flat becomes vacant." 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
  4. (of a boundary, transitive) To exclude (something) from the field of view.
    • Half of his head has been cut off by the edge of the photo.
  5. (transitive) To stop providing funds or something else to (someone).
    • You're drunk, Jerry, I'm cutting you off.
    • His parents cut him off to encourage him to find a job.
  6. (transitive) To end abruptly.
    • My phone call was cut off before I could get the information.
  7. (transitive) To interrupt (someone speaking).
    • That dingbat cut me off as I was about to conclude my thesis.
  8. (transitive) To swerve in front of (another car) while driving.
  9. (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.
  10. (Southern-US, transitive) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
    • Cut off the lamp so I can get some sleep.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cut off Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cut off Tense=Past lexicographic
cuts off Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cutting off Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

cut off one's nose to spite one's face · cutter-offer · cut off more than one can chew · cutoff · cut-off · like a chicken with its head cut off · cut off a corner · cutter-off · run around like a chicken with its head cut off · cut off at the pass

Hyponyms

amputate

Synonyms

trim · prune · cut up

Translations (112)

sv bryta (to turn off an electrical device) · ga scoith (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · sv frånkoppla (to turn off an electrical device) · de ausschalten (to turn off an electrical device) · pt recortar (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · fr tailler (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · es cortar (to end abruptly) · sv koppla ifrån (to turn off an electrical device) · fr couper (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · pt cortar (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · fi sulkea (to turn off an electrical device) · la praecīdō (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · pl przerwać (to interrupt someone talking) · fr couper (to isolate or remove from contact) · de jmdm. das Wort abschneiden (to interrupt someone talking) · de löschen (to turn off an electrical device) · fi katkaista (to end abruptly) · qu t'ipiy (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · es meterse (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · es atravesarse (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · fi eristää (to isolate or remove from contact) · ru отре́зать (to isolate or remove from contact) · sv avbryta (to end abruptly) · pl odciąć (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · sv avbryta (to interrupt someone talking) · ru переби́ть (to interrupt someone talking) · cmn 隔斷 /隔断 (to isolate or remove from contact) · la dēsecō (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · ru отреза́ть (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · sv bryta (to isolate or remove from contact) · ja 断つ (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · sv urkoppla (to isolate or remove from contact) · ru изоли́ровать (to isolate or remove from contact) · eo fortranĉi (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · sv skära av (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · fi lopettaa tuki (to stop providing funds to (someone)) · de schneiden (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · pt cortar (to end abruptly) · tr bölmek (to interrupt someone talking) · sv avstänga (to turn off an electrical device) · pl rozłączyć (to end abruptly) · de abbrechen (to end abruptly) · fr couper la parole (to interrupt someone talking) · ru отключить (to turn off an electrical device) · hu bevág (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · de abgeschnitten werden (to end abruptly) · ru отреза́ть (to isolate or remove from contact) · ru подреза́ть (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · sv preja (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · sv kapa (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · pl rozłączać (to end abruptly) · la amputō (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · sv stänga av (to turn off an electrical device) · fr faire une queue de poisson (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · fi katkaista (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · de unterbrechen (to interrupt someone talking) · pdt aufhaken (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · cmn 割下 (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · cmn 切下 (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · de jmdm. ins Wort fallen (to interrupt someone talking) · id potong (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · tr sözünü kesmek (to interrupt someone talking) · de abschneiden (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · grc ἀπολαμβάνω (to isolate or remove from contact) · uk перебити (to interrupt someone talking) · sv avbryta (to isolate or remove from contact) · ru перебива́ть (to interrupt someone talking) · fi keskeyttää (to interrupt someone talking) · tr kesilmek (to turn off an electrical device) · egy d:n-T30 (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · tr kesmek (to interrupt someone talking) · fr couper (to end abruptly) · pl przerywać (to interrupt someone talking) · es cerrar (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · sv koppla ur (to turn off an electrical device) · pl odcinać (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · ru отре́зать (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · fi sammuttaa (to turn off an electrical device) · tr gitmek (to turn off an electrical device) · id putus (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · hit 𒋼𒀀𒀸𒍣 (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · sv bortkoppla (to turn off an electrical device) · fr trancher (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · sv koppla bort (to turn off an electrical device) · sv urkoppla (to turn off an electrical device) · de unterbrechen (to end abruptly) · ja 割り込む (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · qu qhulluy (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · es corchar (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · txb lātk- (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · io tranchar (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · pt cortar (to isolate or remove from contact) · pl odciąć (to isolate or remove from contact) · ru прерыва́ть (to interrupt someone talking) · ar قَطَعَ (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · gl cortar (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · sv bortkoppla (to isolate or remove from contact) · de abschneiden (to isolate or remove from contact) · ru прерва́ть (to interrupt someone talking) · txb kärst- (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · fr couper la route (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · de ausknipsen (to turn off an electrical device) · hu levág (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · ru подре́зать (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · pt cortar (to interrupt someone talking) · hit 𒋼𒀀𒀸𒅆𒂊𒄑𒍣 (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · fi kiilata (to swerve in front of another car while driving) · sv avskära (to isolate or remove from contact) · sv skära av (to isolate or remove from contact) · pl odcinać (to isolate or remove from contact) · sv avskära (to remove via cutting — see also cut, sever, truncate, crop) · de ausmachen (to turn off an electrical device)