cut short

:  to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument

:  to hurt the feelings of

:  to strike sharply with a cutting effect

:  a product of cutting: such as

:  an opening made with an edged instrument

:  a wound made by something sharp :  gash

:  marked by a well-developed and highly defined musculature

:  having little length

:  not tall or high :  low

:  not extended in time :  brief

:  in a curt manner

:  for or during a brief time

:  at a disadvantage :  unawares

:  the sum and substance :  upshot

:  a short syllable

:  a short sound or signal

:  short-circuit

:  shortchange, cheat

:  to sell (a security) short in expectation of a fall in prices