English verb: cut short | |||
1. | cut short (change) interrupt before its natural or planned end | ||
Samples | We had to cut short our vacation. | ||
Synonyms | break off, break short | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, interrupt | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hang up | ||
2. | cut short (change) cause to end earlier than intended | ||
Samples | The spontaneous applause cut the singer short. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disrupt, interrupt | ||
3. | cut short (change) make shorter as if by cutting off | ||
Samples | Truncate a word. Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains. | ||
Synonyms | truncate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shorten | ||
Entail | chop off, cut off, lop off | ||
4. | cut short (change) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | ||
Samples | My speech was cut short. Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries. | ||
Synonyms | clip, curtail | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shorten | ||