· the act of cutting something off
Synonym(s): abscission
Hypernym(s): removal, remotion
· the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
Hypernym(s): shortening
· make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
Synonym(s): interrupt, disrupt, break_up
Hypernym(s): break, break_off, discontinue, stop
· cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
Synonym(s): cut
Hypernym(s): interrupt, disrupt, break_up, cut_off
· remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
Hypernym(s): detach, come_off, come_away
· cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"
Synonym(s): cut_out
· break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
Synonym(s): chip, knap, break_off
Hypernym(s): cut
· remove surgically; "amputate limbs"
Synonym(s): amputate
Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw