cutting off

(noun) the act of cutting something off. Synonyms: abscission, cutting off.

(noun) the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends. Synonyms: cut, cutting, cutting off. Example: "The barber gave him a good cut."

(verb) make a break in. Synonyms: interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off. Example: "We interrupt the program for the following messages."

(verb) cease, stop. Synonyms: cut, cut off. Examples: "Cut the noise." "We had to cut short the conversation."

(verb) remove by or as if by cutting. Synonyms: cut off, chop off, lop off. Examples: "Cut off the ear." "Lop off the dead branch."

(verb) cut off and stop. Synonyms: cut off, cut out. Example: "The bicyclist was cut out by the van."

(verb) break a small piece off from. Synonyms: chip, knap, cut off, break off. Examples: "Chip the glass." "Chip a tooth."

(verb) remove surgically. Synonyms: amputate, cut off. Example: "Amputate limbs."