What does cutting off mean?

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cut·ting off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. abscission, cutting offnoun

    the act of cutting something off

  2. cut, cutting, cutting offnoun

    the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

    "the barber gave him a good cut"

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  1. cutting off

    Cutting off generally refers to the act of stopping or ending something abruptly or suddenly. It can apply to various contexts, such as interrupting a conversation, disconnecting a service, separating from an individual or group, or stopping the supply of something.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cutting off in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cutting off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of cutting off in a Sentence

  1. Ben Cardin:

    And closing the border - that makes no sense at all, we need Mexico's cooperation to work with us, and cutting off the border just tells Mexico: 'We're doing it alone'.

  2. Energy Diplomacy Robin Dunnigan:

    Cutting off all gas transit through Ukraine would deprive it of $2.2 billion in annual revenue.

  3. President Barack Obama:

    Our goal has to be militarily constraining ISIL's capabilities, cutting off their supply lines, cutting off their financing.

  4. Jim Worthington:

    The battle lines are drawn, if you like President Trump, you think President Trump's done all the things right, like cutting off travel to China. If you're a Democrat, you think the opposite.

  5. Hong Kong epidemiologist Yuen Kwok-yung:

    So in Hong Kong, Hong Kong experts and authorities might have a third wave of cases coming from the mainland after a second wave... The epidemic is still serious in the society. At this stage, it is still not optimistic. What worries me the most is inadequate testing on patients with mild symptoms, which prevents Hong Kong experts and authorities from cutting off the chain of transmission.

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