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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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