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cut short

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: cut short

1
 v
make shorter as if by cutting off
2
 v
cause to end earlier than intended
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: cut short
1

v make shorter as if by cutting off

Synonyms:
truncate
Type of:
shorten
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
2

v cause to end earlier than intended

Type of:
disrupt, interrupt
interfere in someone else's activity

v interrupt before its natural or planned end

“We had to cut short our vacation”
Synonyms:
break off, break short
Types:
hang up
interrupt a telephone conversation
Type of:
break, interrupt
terminate

v terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

“My speech was cut short”
Synonyms:
clip, curtail
Type of:
shorten
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
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