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cuts the cord

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

Meaning of cut the cord

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.

Questions about cuts the cord

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

Words near cuts the cord in the dictionary

  1. cuts swathes
  2. cuts the baby in half
  3. cuts the bullshit
  4. cuts the cheese
  5. cuts the coat according to the cloth
  6. cuts the cord
  7. cuts the fool
  8. cuts the ground from under someone's feet
  9. cuts the knot
  10. cuts the mustard
  11. cuts the pigeon wing

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