- abscission, cutting off - the act of cutting something off
--1 is a kind of removal, remotion
--1 has particulars: circumcision - cut, cutting, cutting off - the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
--2 is a kind of shortening
--2 has particulars:clip, clipping, snip; haircut; trim, trimming, clipping; shearing
- interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
--1 is one way to break, break off, discontinue, stop
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- cut, cut off - cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
--2 is one way to interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- cut off, chop off, lop off - remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
--3 is one way to detach, come off, come away
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- cut off, cut out - cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"
--4 is one way to intercept, stop
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- chip, knap, cut off, break off - break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
--5 is one way to cut
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- amputate, cut off - remove surgically; "amputate limbs"
--6 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Did he cut off his foot?