Word

cut off, v.
freq. cnt. 16

make a break in
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

break up cut off disrupt interrupt

sample sentences

"We interrupt the program for the following messages"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

interruption interrupter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disruption

semantic pointers

hyponym

cut off, cut punctuate break put away, put aside pause, intermit, break put in, break in, chime in, cut in, butt in, chisel in, barge in burst in on, burst upon heckle interject, come in, interpose, throw in, put in, inject jam, block stop, stop over take off, take time off

hypernym

break, stop, break off, discontinue

cease, stop
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

cut cut off

sample sentences

"cut the noise"
"We had to cut short the conversation"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

also see

cut off

semantic pointers

hypernym

interrupt, cut off, disrupt, break up

remove by or as if by cutting
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

chop off cut off lop off

sample sentences

"cut off the ear"
"lop off the dead branch"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hyponym

abscise roach

hypernym

come off, come away, detach

remove surgically
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

amputate cut off

sample sentences

"amputate limbs"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Did he %s his foot?

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Did he %s his foot?

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

amputation amputator amputation

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

medicine, practice of medicine

hypernym

remove, take, take away, withdraw

entailment

cut

hyponym

slough off

break a small piece off from
<verb.contact>

break off chip cut off knap

sample sentences

"chip the glass"
"chip a tooth"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

chipping chip chip

also see

chip at

semantic pointers

hypernym

cut

cut off and stop
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cut off cut out

sample sentences

"The bicyclist was cut out by the van"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

intercept, stop