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Cut short Common

Cut short has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
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
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
interrupt shorten
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
hang up
Rhyming Words
ort rort mort port sort fort oort dort gort cort wort tort kort whort short sport skort blort abort snort
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