What does cut short mean?
Definitions for cut short
cut short
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word cut short.
Princeton's WordNet
cut short, break short, break offverb
interrupt before its natural or planned end
"We had to cut short our vacation"
cut shortverb
cause to end earlier than intended
"The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
truncate, cut shortverb
make shorter as if by cutting off
"truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
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
cut shortverb
Make shorter by cutting
cut shortverb
interrupt and curtail before the planned end time.
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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.
Anagrams for cut short »
short cut
short-cut
shortcut
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cut short in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cut short in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of cut short in a Sentence
We are talking about hundreds of militants there, thousands when it comes to CIS countries. This is a real threat to us. How and where will they head ? we need to understand this and mobilize the resources of our special services to cut short this emerging new threat.
Eleven souls. Eleven innocent lives brutally cut short. We stand here in your memories.
I guess you could say I’m getting to know my roommates, they left this earth in a stressful way, they were murdered while they slept, and their time was cut short, so I understand where they’re coming from.
He was one of the greatest pitchers we ever had and probably would have been in the Hall of Fame if his career was not cut short, on the mound, he was devastating and intimidating. Nobody wanted to face him. Guys on the other team would say that they were sick to avoid facing him. This is very sad news. He will be missed.
These victims are far more than a number, it's not about when we reach 200, 300, 500, 600. These are people. These victims are brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, nieces, nephews, mentees, team members, classmates, many of them children. And for those whose lives have been tragically cut short, their life has left a void in the hearts of their families and their absence has left a profound impact on our community.
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