cutsomethingoff
phrasal verbwithcutverbuk/kʌt/us/kʌt/present participlecutting|past tense and past participlecut
(REMOVE)
A2
toremoveapartof something to make itsmallerorshorter, using asharptoolsuch as aknife:
Remember tocutoff thefatbefore youfrythesteak.
- Theycutoff all theoverhangingbranches.
- He had hishandcutoff in anindustrialaccident.
- Hecutoff hishairforcharity.
- Icutthepeeloff theorange.
- We had tocutoff the bed'slegsto get it through thedoor.
Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- butcher
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- chop
- incise
- julienne
- lacerate
- lacerated
- laceration
- shave
- sheep shearing
- slash
- sliced
- slit
- snip
- spike
- transect
(STOP)
B2
tostopprovidingsomething such aselectricity,supplies, etc.:
If thisbillis notpaidwithin fivedays,yourgassupplywill becutoff.
Theaimwas tocutoff the enemy'sescaperoute/supplies.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- draw
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- laysomeoneto restidiom
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
- subdue