cut short

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === cut short (third-person singular simple present cuts short, present participle cutting short, simple past and past participle cut short) (transitive) To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time. (transitive) To stop someone from finishing what they are saying. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut,‎ short. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === cut short (comparative cut shorter, superlative cut shortest) (participial adjective) Having been cut short, reduced. === Anagrams === short cut, short-cut, shortcut