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English Dictionary: cut short by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cut short
v
  1. interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
    Synonym(s): cut short, break short, break off
  2. cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
  3. make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
    Synonym(s): truncate, cut short
  4. 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"
    Synonym(s): clip, curtail, cut short
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