cut something off from something

cut something off from something
ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived
often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place

The army was cut off from its base.

She feels very cut off living in the country.

He

cut himself off

from all human contact.

Main entry:cutderived

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  • cut somebody off from something — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut something off from somebody — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut something off something — ˌcut sthˈoff derived 1. (also ˌcut sth ˈoff sth) to remove sth from sth larger by cutting • He had his finger cut off in an accident at work. • ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut someone off — interrupt someone while they are speaking ■ interrupt someone during a telephone call by breaking the connection I listened to prerecorded messages for twenty three minutes before being cut off ■ prevent someone from receiving or being provided… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˌcut sth ˈoff — phrasal verb 1) to remove something by cutting it Cut the tops off the carrots.[/ex] Why did you cut off all your hair?[/ex] 2) same as cut They cut off the electricity last week.[/ex] 3) to make a place impossible to enter, leave, or communicate …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • cut something short — BREAK OFF, shorten, truncate, curtail, terminate, end, stop, abort, bring to an untimely end. → cut * * * cut something short phrase to make something last for less time than planned I’m sorry we had to cut our visit short. Thesaurus: to stop… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut smb off — stop someone from saying something, disconnect someone on the phone I tried to tell him about the accident but he cut me off before I had a chance …   Idioms and examples

  • cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cut off — I verb 1. make a break in (Freq. 8) We interrupt the program for the following messages • Syn: ↑interrupt, ↑disrupt, ↑break up • Derivationally related forms: ↑disruption …   Useful english dictionary

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