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Definition cut off in British English

cut off phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to remove something by cutting it

Example

Cut the tops off the carrots.

Example

Why did you cut off all your hair?

Synonyms and related words
chop off clip crop
Example

The government has threatened to cut off our funding.

Example

They cut off the electricity last week.

3

to stop someone from going somewhere, especially by blocking their way

Example

A second policeman cut off his escape.

Synonyms and related words
stop prevent check
Example

The floods completely cut off the town.

Example

Our house is cut off from the rest of the town.

Synonyms and related words
shut out seal off cordon off
4.1

to prevent someone from leaving a place, or from communicating with people in another place

Example

Having a new baby can cut a young mother off from the adult world.

Synonyms and related words
stop prevent check isolate exclude segregate
5

to prevent someone from continuing what they are saying

Example

Don't cut me off when I'm talking.

Synonyms and related words
interrupt intervene break in
6

to prevent someone from ever receiving your money or property

Example

Her father cut her off without a penny.

7

to stop having a close or friendly relationship with someone

Example

Why did all his friends suddenly cut him off?

Synonyms and related words
defriend unfriend break off
8

if someone or something cuts you off when you are talking on the telephone, they make the telephone line stop working

Example

We got cut off in the middle of the call.

Synonyms and related words
answer busy call
9

to not allow someone to buy any more alcoholic drinks in a bar because they have already drunk too many

Synonyms and related words
drink abuse sober up
10

to do something that is intended to harm someone even though you know that it will harm you too

Definition cut off in British English