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Meaning ofcut shortin English

cut short

Definitions

Verb
1. to interrupt before completion
  The meeting was cut short due to the power outage.
  Synonyms:
  interrupt terminate abrupt curtail truncate
  Antonyms:
  complete finish conclude pursue continue
2. to stop someone from finishing speaking
  She cut him short before he could finish his explanation.
  Synonyms:
  interrupt break in interject cut off talk over
  Antonyms:
  let finish allow to continue hear out let speak give the floor
Adjective
1. reduced or ended prematurely
  The concert was cut short because of the rain.
  Synonyms:
  curtailed abridged truncated terminated abbreviated interrupted
  Antonyms:
  prolonged extended continued lengthened stretched

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