Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : to bring to an untimely end
2 : to stop the passage of < cut off communications>
3 : SHUT OFF , BAR <the river cut off their retreat>
4 : DISCONTINUE , TERMINATE < cut off a subscription>
5 : SEPARATE , ISOLATE < cut herself off from her family>
6 : DISINHERIT <threatened to cut him off without a penny>
7 a : to stop the operation of : TURN OFF < cut off the engine> b : to stop or interrupt while in communication <the operator cut me off >
intransitive verb : to cease operating <the motor cut off >