Cut Short

[v] 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"
[v] make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
[v] interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
[v] cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
[v] as of hair; "She wanted her hair cropped short"

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Synonyms

break off, break short, clip, crop, curtail, truncate

Related Terms

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