Cut Off (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Remove surgically; "amputate limbs".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Amputate

Hypernyms

• Remove
• Take Away
• Withdraw

Hyponyms

• Slough Off

Meaning ²

Break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Chip
• Knap
• Break Off

Hypernyms

• Cut

Meaning ³

Remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Chop Off
• Lop Off

Hypernyms

• Come Away
• Come Off

Meaning ⁴

Cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• The manager cut off the main power supply during the emergency drill.
• She cut off the Wi-Fi to avoid distractions while studying.
• The phone company will cut off your service if you fail to pay the bill on time.
• Please cut off the engine and turn off the headlights.
• The lifeguard had to cut off the swimming session due to the approaching storm.

Synonyms

• Cut

Hypernyms

• Interrupt
• Cut Off
• Break Up

Meaning ⁵

Cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Cut Out

Hypernyms

• Stop

Meaning ⁶

Make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Disrupt
• Interrupt
• Break Up

Hypernyms

• Discontinue
• Break
• Break Off

Hyponyms

• Burst In On
• Break In
• Chime In
• Put In
• Come In
• Punctuate
• Interject
• Throw In
• Put Away
• Stop Over
• Cut
• Chisel In
• Pause
• Cut Off
• Interpose
• Inject
• Take Off
• Stop
• Intermit
• Heckle
• Put Aside
• Cut In
• Jam
• Take Time Off
• Break
• Block
• Barge In
• Burst Upon