Related Words for cut short

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break off
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Phrase, Verb
clip
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Verb, Noun, Verb
crop
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Verb, Noun, Verb
curtail
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Verb, Verb, Noun
truncate
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Noun
cut off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
abridge
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Verb
shorten
/x
Verb
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
short
/
Adjective
cut down
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
run short
//
Phrase, Verb
chop down
//
Phrase, Verb
chop
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Noun
stop
/
Noun
abbreviate
x/xx
Verb
cut in
/x
Phrase, Verb
snub
/
Noun
cut through
//
Phrase, Verb
cut back
//
Phrase, Verb
terminate
/xx
Verb
prune
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Noun
hack off
//
Phrase, Verb
short circuit
//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
trunk
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Noun
interrupt
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Noun
shave
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Verb
head
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Noun
make short work of
////
Phrase, Verb
cut up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
shorthand
/x
Noun
bring to an end
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Phrase, Verb
hurry
/x
Noun
scissor
/x
Noun
shut down
//
Phrase, Verb
discontinue
xx/x
Verb
leave off
//
Phrase, Verb
choke off
//
Phrase, Verb
cut across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
abrupt
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Adjective
curb
/
Noun
abort
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Noun
head off
//
Phrase, Verb
disrupt
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Verb
break
/
Noun
scythe
/
Noun
shutter
/x
Noun
stump
/
Noun
trim
/
Noun
poll
/
Noun
draw up
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Phrase, Verb
snip
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Noun
put an end to
////
Phrase, Verb
shut up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
clipper
/x
Noun
shut off
//
Phrase, Verb
rescind
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Verb
lop off
/x
Phrase, Verb
adjourn
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Verb
put a stop to
/x//
Phrase, Verb
break in
/x
Phrase, Verb
crosscut
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Noun
break into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
narrow
/x
Adjective
knock out
//
Phrase, Verb
cross
/
Noun
stop off
//
Phrase, Verb
stuff
/
Noun
throttle
/x
Noun
take up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
hatchet
/x
Noun
call off
//
Phrase, Verb
shut
/
Verb
strip away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
preempt
/x
Verb
hitch
/
Noun
stop over
/xx
Phrase, Verb
kill off
//
Phrase, Verb
skinny
/x
Adjective
chop up
//
Phrase, Verb
clamp down on
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Phrase, Verb
run over
//x
Phrase, Verb
intercept
xx/
Noun
kill
/
Verb
run out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
shrink
/
Verb
hack
/
Noun
cut loose
//
Phrase, Verb
hasten
/x
Verb
shoot
/
Noun
pull the plug
/x/
Phrase, Verb
slash
/
Noun
shift
/
Noun
snuff out
/x
Phrase, Verb
jigsaw
/x
Noun
sever
/x
Noun
draw in
/x
Phrase, Verb
dash
/
Noun
bring an end to
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Phrase, Verb
close out
//
Phrase, Verb
block off
//
Phrase, Verb
slit
/
Noun
downsize
/x
Verb
stopgap
/x
Noun
come to an end
////
Phrase, Verb
slice and dice
//x
Phrase, Verb
lack
/
Noun
knock on the head
//x/
Phrase, Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
knife
/
Noun
tail off
//
Phrase, Verb
compress
/x
Noun
slice
/
Noun
interject
xx/
Verb
strip
/
Noun
squelch
/
Noun
drop
/
Noun
snead
/
Name
nick
/
Name
slip
/
Noun
cutlass
/x
Noun
chip
/
Noun
intersect
xx/
Noun
pause
/
Noun
skip
/
Noun
scrap
/
Noun
quit
/
Verb
scuttle
/x
Verb
take in
/x
Phrase, Verb
clear
/
Adjective
disconnect
xx/
Noun
intervene
xx/
Verb
buzz
/
Noun
cancel
/x
Noun
fine
/
Adjective
plug
/
Noun
abate
x/
Verb, Noun
abatement
x/x
Noun
abolished
x/x
Verb
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
abstract
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
accelerated
x/xxx
Adjective
acceptable
x/xx
Adjective
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
adjournment
x/x
Noun
alienated
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Adjective
alleviate
x/xx
Verb
amount
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Noun, Verb
amputated
/xxx
Adjective
anyhow
/xx
Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
arrest
x/
Noun, Verb
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
austerity
x/xx
Noun
axe
/
Noun, Verb
band
/
Noun, Verb
barely
/x
Adverb
beaker
/x
Noun
beheaded
x/x
Adjective
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
bend
/
Noun, Verb
bevel
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bill
/
Noun, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blackout
/x
Noun, Verb
bleed
/
Verb, Noun
blended
/x
Adjective
blocked
/
Adjective
blood
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bob
/
Name, Verb, Adjective
bore
/
Verb, Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bouquet
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Noun
bowl
/
Noun, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
briefest
/x
Adjective
briefly
/x
Adverb
bring down
//
Phrase, Verb
brisket
/x
Noun
brusque
/
Adjective, Verb
bypass
/x
Noun, Verb
carve
/
Verb, Noun
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
castrated
/xx
Adjective
chamfer
/x
Noun, Verb
chase
/
Noun, Verb
chatter
/x
Noun, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
chine
/
Noun, Verb
choleric
/xx
Adjective, Noun
chunky
/x
Adjective, Noun
circuit
/x
Noun, Verb
cleavage
/x
Noun
cleaved
/
Adjective
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cold shoulder
//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
compression
x/x
Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
concentrate
/xx
Verb, Noun
concise
x/
Adjective, Verb
condense
x/
Verb, Adjective
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
contraction
x/x
Noun
corte
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Name
coupe
/
Noun
court
/
Noun, Verb
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cradle
/x
Noun, Verb
crossover
/xx
Noun, Adjective
cube
/
Noun, Verb
cup
/
Noun, Verb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
cursory
/xx
Adjective
curt
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
curtailment
x/x
Noun
curve
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cutback
/x
Noun
cutoff
/x
Noun, Adjective
cutout
/x
Noun
cuts
/
Noun
cutter
/x
Noun
cutting off
/x/
Phrase, Noun
danced
/
Noun
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
debited
/xx
Verb
decide
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Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
defensible
x/xx
Adjective
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
definitive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
deflate
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Verb
delete
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Verb, Noun
deletion
x/x
Noun
denomination
xxx/x
Noun
deny
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Verb
depreciating
x/xxx
Adjective
deprive
x/
Verb
derivation
xx/x
Noun
deriving
x/x
Noun
detach
x/
Verb
detract
x/
Verb
dice
/
Noun, Verb
digest
x/
Noun, Verb
dilute
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
diminish
x/x
Verb
diminution
xx/x
Noun
diminutive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
disconnection
xx/x
Noun
discount
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Noun, Verb, Adjective