1
[ verb ] interrupt before its natural or planned end

Synonyms

break_off break_short

Examples

"We had to cut short our vacation"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Allied_Arts then notified us that the Kirov would cut_short its Los_Angeles booking , fly here to open Nov. 28 , and close Dec. 2 .

Related terms

interrupt hang_up

2
[ verb ] cause to end earlier than intended

Examples

"The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

Used in print

(Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)

Phil started to say something but Eddie cut him short .

Related terms

interrupt

3
[ verb ] make shorter as if by cutting off

Synonyms

truncate

Examples

"truncate a word" "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"

Related terms

shorten cut_off

4
[ verb ] as of hair

Synonyms

crop

Examples

"She wanted her hair cropped short"

Related terms

cut

5
[ verb ] terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

Synonyms

curtail clip

Examples

"My speech was cut short" "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

Related terms

shorten curtailment

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