cut short, v.
freq. cnt. 4
freq. cnt. 4
interrupt before its natural or planned end
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
break off break short cut short
sample sentences
"We had to cut short our vacation"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
cause to end earlier than intended
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
cut short
sample sentences
"The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
<verb.change>
clip curtail cut short
sample sentences
"My speech was cut short""Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
make shorter as if by cutting off
<verb.change>
cut short truncate
sample sentences
"truncate a word""Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form