cuts off
Stops the flow
Cuts off means to interrupt or sever abruptly.
A driver cuts off another by pulling in front too closely.
Someone cuts off a speaker by interrupting.
To cut off contact is to end communication entirely: She cut off her ex completely.
Cut off can also mean to stop a supply: The utility company cut off our power.
To be cut off is to be isolated or disconnected: The storm cut off the village for days.
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
- shuts downStops functioning completely
- haltsSuddenly stops moving
- ceasesDiscontinues or terminates
- terminatesBrings to an end
pulls the plug · cuts short · estrange · cold shoulder · disinherits · separate · sever · intercept · stanches · truncate · amputate · detach · isolate · alienate · chop · interrupts · curtail · silences
- repelsrepels, keeps away, drives away, pushes away, turns away
- shut downpowers down, deactivates, kills, terminates