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1
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
- the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill
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2
to set or keep apart from others
- the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared
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cutoff
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of cutoff (Entry 2 of 2)
the stopping of a process or activity
- with a cutoff for funding the war, military operations soon ground to a halt
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- arrest,
- arrestment,
- cease,
- cessation,
- check,
- close,
- closedown,
- closure,
- conclusion,
- discontinuance,
- discontinuation,
- end,
- ending,
- expiration,
- finish,
- halt,
- lapse,
- offset,
- shutdown,
- shutoff,
- stay,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- surcease,
- termination
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“Cut off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20off. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of cut off was in 1565
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