CUT OFF


Meaning of CUT OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.