cut off

cut someone or something off (from something)

to block or isolate someone or something from some place or something. They cut the cattle off from the wheat field. The enemy tanks cut off the troops from their camp.

See also: cut

cut someone or something off (short)

Fig. to interrupt someone or something; to prevent someone from continuing to speak. (See also chop someone off.) In the middle of her sentence, the teacher cut her off short. Bob cut off Mary when she was trying to explain.

See also: cut

cut something off

1. to shorten something. Cut this board off a bit, would you? Cut off this board a little, please.

2. to turn something off, such as power, electricity, water, the engine, etc. Would you please cut that engine off? Cut off the engine, Chuck.

See also: cut

cut off

1. to stop by itself or oneself. The machine got hot and cut off. Bob cut off in midsentence.

2. to turn off a road, path, highway, etc. This is the place where you are supposed to cut off. When you come to a cutoff on the left, continue on for about mile.

See also: cut

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Mahomet, finding himself wounded, would have retired out of the battle, and was followed by Peter Leon, till he fell down dead; the Portuguese, alighting from his horse, cut off one of his ears. A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context Thus you will be able to cut off all his seven heads. The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context Glegg, which should cut off all possibility of mistake. The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context	cut back cut back to cut both ways cut class cut coat according to cloth cut corners cut dead cut down cut down to cut down to size cut eyes at cut eyeteeth on cut from cut from the same cloth cut in cut into cut it fine cut it out Cut it out! cut loose cut loose from cut losses cut no ice cut no ice with cut nose off to spite face cut off cut off at the pass cut off nose to spite face cut off without a penny cut on cut oneself on cut out cut out for cut out of cut out to be cut own throat cut some slack cut teeth cut teeth in cut the cheese Cut the comedy! cut the cord cut the crap Cut the crap! cut the deadwood out cut the dust cut the ground from under / feet cut the ground out from under cut the pie up cut throat cut through	cut loose cut loose cut loose cut loose cut loose from cut losses cut losses cut losses cut losses cut losses Cut Me Own Throat cut methods CUT mode Cut nail Cut nail cut no ice cut no ice cut no ice cut no ice cut no ice cut no ice with cut nose off to spite face Cut number Cut numbers cut of beef cut of lamb cut of meat cut of mutton cut of pork cut of veal cut off cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face cut off at the pass cut off at the pass cut off at the pass cut off at the pass cut off at the pass Cut Off Date Cut Off Dates Cut off frequency cut off from inheritance cut off nose to spite face cut off nose to spite face cut off nose to spite face cut off nose to spite face Cut Off Point Cut Off Point Cut Off Points Cut Off Points Cut Off Post Cut off saw cut off without a penny Cut offs Cut offs Cut offs cut oil cut on cut oneself on

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Mahomet, finding himself wounded, would have retired out of the battle, and was followed by Peter Leon, till he fell down dead; the Portuguese, alighting from his horse, cut off one of his ears.

A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context

Thus you will be able to cut off all his seven heads.

The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context

Glegg, which should cut off all possibility of mistake.

The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context

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