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cutting off at the pass

cutting off at the pass is the present participle and gerund of cut off at the pass.

Meaning of cut off at the pass

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of head off at the pass.

Questions about cutting off at the pass

What is cutting off at the pass the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting off at the pass is the present participle and gerund of cut off at the pass.

Words near cutting off at the pass in the dictionary

  1. cutting like a knife
  2. cutting logs
  3. cutting loose
  4. cutting off
  5. cutting off a corner
  6. cutting off at the pass
  7. cutting off more than one can chew
  8. cutting off one's nose to spite one's face
  9. cutting one
  10. cutting one loose
  11. cutting one's cloth to suit one's purse

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