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    cut off

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  2. The meaning of CUTOFF is the act or action of cutting off. How to use cutoff in a sentence.

  3. the act of stopping the supply of something: cutoff of The US has announced a cutoff of military aid to the country. a fixed point or level at which you stop including people or things: cutoff date 31 March is the cutoff date for applications to be accepted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing something to end. abandonment.

  4. to remove a part of something to make it smaller or shorter, using a sharp tool such as a knife: Remember to cut off the fat before you fry the steak. Fewer examples. They cut off all the overhanging branches. He had his hand cut off in an industrial accident. He cut off his hair for charity. I cut the peel off the orange.

  5. the act of stopping the supply of something: cutoff ofThe U.S. has announced a cutoff of military aid to the country. a fixed point or level at which you stop including people or things: cutoff date March 31 is the cutoff date for applications to be accepted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing something to end. abandonment.

  6. 1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in. 2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever: cut cloth with scissors. 3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten: cut one's hair. 4. To mow, reap, or harvest: cut grain; cut grass. 5. To fell by sawing; hew. 6. To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums.

  7. noun. an act or instance of cutting off. something that cuts off. a road, passage, etc., that leaves another, usually providing a shortcut: Let's take the cutoff to Baltimore. a new and shorter channel formed in a river by the water cutting across a bend in its course.

  8. adjective. detached by cutting. synonyms: severed. cut. separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument. verb. break a small piece off from. synonyms: break off, chip, knap. see more.

  9. A cut-off or a cut-off point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening. The cut-off point depends on age and length of employment.

  10. verb. to remove by cutting. to intercept or interrupt something, esp a telephone conversation. to discontinue the supply of. to cut off the water. to bring to an end. to deprive of rights; disinherit. she was cut off without a penny. to sever or separate. she was cut off from her family.

  11. A cut-off or a cut-off point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.