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cut sth off

(STOP) phrasal verb with cut
 
 
/kʌt/ verb (present tense cutting, past tense and past participle cut)

Definition

B2 to stop providing something such as electricity, supplies, etc.: If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off. The aim was to cut off the enemy's escape route/supplies.Causing something to endComing to an end
(Definition of cut sth off (STOP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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