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1. cut_short - verb

· interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"

Synonym(s): break_short, break_off

Hypernym(s): interrupt, break




2. cut_short - verb

· cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

Hypernym(s): interrupt, disrupt




3. cut_short - verb

· make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"

Synonym(s): truncate

Hypernym(s): shorten




4. cut_short - verb

· terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

Synonym(s): clip, curtail

Hypernym(s): shorten





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