Analysis Complete

cut short

/ cut short /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
interrupt before its natural or planned end
"We had to cut short our vacation"
Type of:
interrupt break
Kinds of:
hang up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
cause to end earlier than intended
"The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
Type of:
interrupt disrupt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
make shorter as if by cutting off
"truncate a word"
"Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
Type of:
shorten
Derived:
truncation
Entails:
cut off chop off lop off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
shorten
Derived:
curtailment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
3
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interrupt break hang up disrupt shorten