| cut short [v] |
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| 1) | interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation" |
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| Synonyms : | break_off break_short |
| See Also:
| break hang_up |
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| 2) | cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short" |
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| disrupt |
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| 3) | make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" |
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| Synonyms : | truncate |
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| chop_off shorten truncation |
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| 4) | terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" |
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| Synonyms : | clip curtail |
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| shorten curtailment |
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