noun |
adj |
verb |
adv |
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
My speech was cut short; Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
(verb) truncate
make shorter as if by cutting off
truncate a word; Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
(verb) break off, break short
interrupt before its natural or planned end
We had to cut short our vacation