CUT SHORT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
   Synonym(s)
   • clip (what does clip mean?)
   • curtail (what does curtail mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • My speech was cut short
   • Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
   Hypernyms(s) cut short is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shorten (what does shorten mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • curtailment (what does curtailment mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make shorter as if by cutting off
   Synonym(s)
   • truncate (what does truncate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • truncate a word
   • Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
   Hypernyms(s) cut short is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shorten (what does shorten mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • truncation (what does truncation mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • cut off (what does cut off mean?)
   • chop off (what does chop off mean?)
   • lop off (what does lop off mean?)
3. Meaning
   • interrupt before its natural or planned end
   Synonym(s)
   • break off (what does break off mean?)
   • break short (what does break short mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We had to cut short our vacation
   Hypernyms(s) cut short is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • interrupt (what does interrupt mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hang up (what does hang up mean?)
4. Meaning
   • cause to end earlier than intended
   Usage Example(s)
   • The spontaneous applause cut the singer short
   Hypernyms(s) cut short is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • interrupt (what does interrupt mean?)
   • disrupt (what does disrupt mean?)