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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"
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"