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cut off meaning

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    Definition of cut off in English Dictionary

  • NounPLcut offs
    1. fuse.
      1. A thermal cut-off.
  • VerbSGcuts offPRcutting off
    1. To remove via cutting.
      1. To isolate or remove from contact.
        1. To stop providing funds to someone.
          1. His parents cut him off to encourage him to find a job.
        2. To end abruptly.
          1. My phone call was cut off before I could get the information.
        3. (idiomatic) To interrupt (someone speaking).
          1. That dingbat cut me off as I was about to conclude my theses.
        4. (idiomatic, drive) To swerve in front of (another car).
          1. simple past tense and past participle of cut off.
          2. More Examples
            1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
              • The surgeon lased the elongated soft palate, cutting off the excess tissue and stopping the blood flow in one swipe.
              • But it is also a collection of villages, a ruralized metropolis where people live by their wits and devices, cut off from the authorities, the law and often each other.
              • Although eggcrate louvers can effectively cut off the view of bright lamps, the grid itself can become rather bright, especially when it is white.
            2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
              • The president doesn't know what to do. He's running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
          • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
            1. Phrases
              • Phrasal verbs
                • Phrasal verbs with particle (off)
              • Nouns
                • Countable nouns
                • Verbs
                  • Verb forms
                    • Participles
                      • Past participles
                      • Verb simple past forms
                      • Phrasal verbs
                        • Phrasal verbs with particle (off)
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                    1. en cut offs
                    2. en cut off one's nose to spite one's face
                    Source: Wiktionary

                    Meaning of cut off for the defined word.

                    Grammatically, this idiom "cut off" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form and a phrasal verb.
                    Definiteness: Level 6
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