| VERB | change | cut short, break short, break off | interrupt before its natural or planned end / end |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | cut short | cause to end earlier than intended | |
| change | cut short, truncate | make shorter / shorter as if by cutting off | |
| change | cut short, clip, curtail | terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end / end or its full extent |
| Meaning | interrupt before its natural or planned end / end. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "We had to cut short our vacation" | |
| Synonyms | break short, break off | |
| Narrower | hang up | interrupt a telephone conversation |
| Broader | interrupt, break | terminate |
| Spanish | suspender | |
| Meaning | Cause to end earlier than intended. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Broader | interrupt, disrupt | interfere in someone else's activity |
| Spanish | cortar | |
| Catalan | tallar | |
| Meaning | make shorter / shorter as if by cutting off. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | truncate | |
| Entails | cut off, chop off, lop off | Remove by or as if by cutting |
| Broader | shorten | make shorter / shorter than originally / originally intended |
| Spanish | acortar, atajar, desgastar, truncar | |
| Catalan | atallar, desgastar, escurçar, fer drecera, truncar | |
| Meaning | terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end / end or its full extent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "My speech was cut short" | |
| Synonyms | clip, curtail | |
| Broader | shorten | make shorter / shorter than originally / originally intended |
| Spanish | acortar, atajar, diminuir, recortar | |
| Catalan | atallar, escurçar, fer drecera, retallar | |
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