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cuts short

cuts short is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut short.

Meaning of cut short

Verb

cut short (third-person singular simple present cuts short, present participle cutting short, simple past and past participle cut short)

  1. (transitive) To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
    • The party was cut short because everything was getting broken.
  2. (transitive) To stop someone from finishing what they are saying.
    • He cut her short because he knew what she was going to say.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, short.

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Questions about cuts short

What is cuts short the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts short is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut short.

Words near cuts short in the dictionary

  1. cuts one's teeth
  2. cuts out
  3. cuts out the middleman
  4. cuts red tape
  5. cuts round
  6. cuts short
  7. cuts slingload
  8. cuts some shapes
  9. cuts someone cold
  10. cuts someone dead
  11. cuts someone loose

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