Found 1 items, similar to cut short.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cut short
cut short
v 1: interrupt before its natural or planned end;
“We had to cut
short our vacation” [syn:
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” [syn:
truncate]
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” [syn:
clip,
curtail]