cut off

verb

1. to remove by cutting
2. to intercept or interrupt something, esp a telephone conversation
3. to discontinue the supply of

   to cut off the water

4. to bring to an end
5. to deprive of rights; disinherit

   she was cut off without a penny

6. to sever or separate

   she was cut off from her family

7. to occupy a position so as to prevent or obstruct (a retreat or escape)

noun

1. 1. the act of cutting off; limit or termination
   2. ( as modifier )

      the cutoff point

2. a route or way that is shorter than the usual one; short cut
3. a device to terminate the flow of a fluid in a pipe or duct
4. Also calledoffcut the remnant of metal, plastic, etc, left after parts have been machined or trimmed
5. electronics
   1. the value of voltage, frequency, etc, below or above which an electronic device cannot function efficiently
   2. ( as modifier )

      cutoff voltage

6. a channel cutting across the neck of a meander, which leaves an oxbow lake
7. another name for oxbow

Related Words

• block
• close off
• disconnect
• discontinue
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