cut off
91cut off — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove] Syn. sever, separate, tear out, disinherit; see cut 1 , disinherit , remove 1 , separate 2 . 2. [To interrupt] Syn. intrude, break in, intervene, disconnect; see halt 2 , interrupt 2 …
92cut-off — The deliberate shutting off of a reaction engine …
93cut-off — 1) a new natural or artificial channel circumventing a river bend 2) a lake formed by the closure or cutting off of a bend in a river …
94cut-off the linnet — cut (3) …
95cut-off the twine — cut (3) …
96To cut off — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach …
97To cut off — Off Off ([o^]f; 115), adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [root]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: [1913 Webster] 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off …
98cut-off switch — device used to shut off an electrical circuit in the event of overload or short circuit …
99cut off your nose to spite your face — make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face …
100cut off one's nose to spite one's face — make things worse for oneself because one is angry at someone else He is cutting off his nose to spite his face. Taking revenge on his neighbor will only cause more problems for himself …