Cut Short (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..