HyperDic: cut_off

English > 7 senses of the expression *cut off*:
VERB	communication	cut off, interrupt, disrupt, break up	make a break / break in
	change	cut off, cut	cease, stop / stop
	contact	cut off, chop off, lop off	remove by or as if by cutting
	contact	cut off, cut out	cut off and stop
	contact	cut off, chip, knap, break off	break a small piece off from
	contact	cut off, amputate	remove surgically
ADJECTIVE	all	cut off, severed	detached by cutting

English > *cut off*: 7 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	detached by cutting.
Synonym	severed
Broader	cut	separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
Spanish	cortado
Catalan	tallat

English > *cut off*: 7 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	make a break / break in.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	interrupt, disrupt, break up
Narrower	break	interrupt the flow of current in
	burst in on, burst upon	spring suddenly
	chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break in	break into a conversation
	cut, cut off	Cease, stop / stop
	heckle	challenge aggressively
	interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in, inject	To insert / insert between other elements
	jam, block	interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
	pause, intermit, break	Cease an action temporarily
	punctuate	interrupt periodically
	put away, put aside	turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
	stop, stop over	interrupt a trip
	take off, take time off	Take time off from work
Broader	break, break off, discontinue, stop	prevent completion
See also	cut	cease, stop / stop
Spanish	cortar, interrumpir, parar, romper, suspender
Catalan	aturar, interrompre

English > *cut off*: 7 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Cease, stop / stop.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	cut
Broader	interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off	make a break / break in
Spanish	cortar
Catalan	tallar

English > *cut off*: 7 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Remove by or as if by cutting.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"cut off the ear"
Synonyms	chop off, lop off
Entailed by	truncate, cut short	make shorter / shorter as if by cutting off
Narrower	abscise	Remove or separate by abscission
Narrower	roach	cut the mane off (a horse)
Broader	detach, come off, come away	Come to be detached
Spanish	tronchar
Catalan	partir, trencar

English > *cut off*: 7 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	cut off and stop.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	cut out
Broader	intercept, stop	seize / seize on its way
Spanish	cortar, detener

English > *cut off*: 7 senses > verb 5, contact
Meaning	break a small piece off from.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	chip, knap, break off
Broader	cut	separate with or as if with an instrument
See also	cut	separate with or as if with an instrument
Spanish	astillar
Catalan	asclar, estellar

English > *cut off*: 7 senses > verb 6, contact
Meaning	Remove surgically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	Did he cut off his foot?
Synonym	amputate
Category	medicine, practice of medicine	The learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
Entails	cut	separate with or as if with an instrument
Narrower	slough off	Separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw	Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Spanish	amputar
Catalan	amputar

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