cut off
phrasal verbcut somebody off
- [often passive] to interrupt somebody who is speaking on the phone by breaking the connection
- We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.
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- to refuse to let somebody receive any of your property after you die synonym disinherit
- He cut his son off without a penny.
cut somebody/something off
- to interrupt somebody and stop them from speaking
- My explanation was cut off by loud protests.
- His thoughts were abruptly cut off by a blinding flash of pain.
- [often passive] to stop the supply of something to somebody
- Our water supply has been cut off.
- They were cut off for not paying their phone bill.
cut something off
- (also cut something off something)to remove something from something larger by cutting
- He had his finger cut off in an accident at work.
- (figurative) The winner cut ten seconds off (= ran the distance ten seconds faster than) the world record.
- to block or get in the way of something
- They cut off the enemy's retreat.
- The new factory cuts off our view of the hills.
cut somebody/something off (from somebody/something)
- [often passive] to prevent somebody/something from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place
- The army was cut off from its base.
- She feels very cut off living in the country.
- He cut himself off from all human contact.
- They were completely cut off from the outside world.