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| cut off |
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1. transitive verb remove part of something: to remove something that is part of something else by cutting it
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2. transitive verb stop supply: to stop supplying something
  cut off the electricity
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3. transitive verb isolate somebody or something: to separate a person, group, or place from usual communication or contact
a town cut off by the blizzard
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4. transitive verb disconnect somebody on telephone: to disconnect somebody who is talking on the telephone
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5. transitive verb stop somebody talking: to interrupt what somebody is saying and stop him or her from talking
cut him off in mid-sentence
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6. transitive verb disinherit somebody: to exclude somebody from an inheritance
They cut their son off without a penny.
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7. transitive and intransitive verb bring something to abrupt end: to bring something to an abrupt end, or be brought to an abrupt end
The machine cut off suddenly.
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