Cut short has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
interrupt before its natural or planned end
"We had to cut short our vacation"
2
cause to end earlier than intended
"The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
3
make shorter as if by cutting off
"truncate a word"
"Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
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"
5
To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
Example Sentences
"We had to cut short our vacation"
verb
"The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
verb
"truncate a word"
verb
"Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
verb
"My speech was cut short"
verb
"Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
verb
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Narrower Terms (hyponyms)