English Explanatory Dictionary

cut off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To remove by cutting.
To isolate or remove from contact.
To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water.
To exclude (something) from the field of view.
To stop providing funds or something else to (someone).
To end abruptly.
To interrupt (someone speaking).
To swerve in front of (another car) while driving.
To move so as to block someone else's movement in a direction.
To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).

noun

Alternative form of cutoff.

Pronunciation

/kʌt ɔf/ /kʌˈɾɔf/ en-au-cut off.ogg

Word forms

cut off cuts off cutting off cut offs

Synonyms

prune trim cut up

Derived words

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

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