cutting off
Stopping the flow
Cutting off means severing or interrupting something.
You can cut off a piece of bread, cut off someone's access, or cut off a conversation.
To cut someone off in traffic is to pull in front of them abruptly.
To cut someone off mid-sentence is to interrupt them.
Being cut off can mean losing access to money, communication, or inheritance: His parents cut him off when he dropped out.
A cutoff is a point where something stops or a shortcut that bypasses the main route.
- butt inInterject without welcome
- interruptBreak in upon
- break upEnd a relationship
- phone lineCircuit for voice calls
- severingCutting apart completely
estrangement · disinherit · disconnection · power outage · stop · discontinue · excommunication · excluding · truncating · amputation · snipping · remove · withdraw · detaching · chopping · blocking · take away · shearing
- disconnectingdetaching, disconnect, disengaging, detach, disconnecting
- road ragetailgating, honking, brake checking, middle finger, horn honking
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
- interferenceinterfering, meddling, intruding, butting in, obstructing
cutting offrestoring
Returning to original condition
turning on · supplying · providing · enabling · reconnecting
cutting offincluding
Containing as part
welcoming · embracing · accepting · letting in · bringing in
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