Overview of noun cutting_off

The noun cutting off has 2 senses

• abscission, cutting off -- (the act of cutting something off)


• cut, cutting, cutting off -- (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut")

Overview of verb cut_off

The verb cut off has 6 senses

• interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off -- (make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages")


• cut, cut off -- (cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation")


• cut off, chop off, lop off -- (remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch")


• cut off, cut out -- (cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van")


• chip, knap, cut off, break off -- (break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth")


• amputate, cut off -- (remove surgically; "amputate limbs")