cut-short
Verbs
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(v) interrupt before its natural or planned end
- We had to cut short our vacation
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(v) cause to end earlier than intended
- The spontaneous applause cut the singer short
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(v) make shorter as if by cutting off
- truncate a word
- Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
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(v) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
- My speech was cut short
- Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries