What does cut short mean?

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cut short

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cut short, break short, break offverb

    interrupt before its natural or planned end

    "We had to cut short our vacation"

  2. cut shortverb

    cause to end earlier than intended

    "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

  3. truncate, cut shortverb

    make shorter as if by cutting off

    "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"

  4. clip, curtail, cut shortverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. cut shortverb

    Make shorter by cutting

  2. cut shortverb

    interrupt and curtail before the planned end time.

ChatGPT

  1. cut short

    "Cut short" generally refers to abruptly ending or terminating something before it has fully transpired, completed or reached its natural conclusion. This can refer to various things such as a conversation, a trip, a meeting, or any other event or process.

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Anagrams for cut short »

  1. short cut

  2. short-cut

  3. shortcut

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cut short in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cut short in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of cut short in a Sentence

  1. Naftali Bennett:

    Eleven souls. Eleven innocent lives brutally cut short. We stand here in your memories.

  2. Pastor Greg:

    As a community, we are grieving deeply right now. But Kevin lived by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and in his promise of the resurrection from the dead, though his earthly life was cut short, he used the time that he had on earth to the fullest. His example inspires us to do the same.

  3. Asa Hutchinson:

    While the death penalty is unacceptable in any case, the judicial process should not be cut short for something as trivial as an expiration date when the stakes are so high. in order to fulfill my duty as Governor, which is to carry out these lawful sentences imposed by juries and upheld by the Arkansas Supreme Court, it is necessary to schedule the executions prior to the expiration of that drug.

  4. Jeremy Corbyn:

    Boris Johnson should have immediately cut short his holiday to deal with an issue that could have grave consequences for the UK and the world.

  5. James Clark:

    All of the scheduled executions must be halted for good, while the death penalty is unacceptable in any case, the judicial process should not be cut short for something as trivial as an expiration date when the stakes are so high.

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