Noun

• S: (n) abscission, cutting off (the act of cutting something off)
• S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) shortening (act of decreasing in length) "the dress needs shortening"
• S: (n) abbreviation (shortening something by omitting parts of it)
• S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
• S: (n) contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction ((physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber))
• S: (n) truncation (the act of cutting short) "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off (make a break in) "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
• S: (v) cut, cut off (cease, stop) "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
• S: (v) cut off, chop off, lop off (remove by or as if by cutting) "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
• S: (v) cut off, cut out (cut off and stop) "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"
• S: (v) chip, knap, cut off, break off (break a small piece off from) "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
• S: (v) amputate, cut off (remove surgically) "amputate limbs"