Cut off meaning
Cut off is a phrasal verb with 5 meanings. One of them is to use a sharp tool to remove part of something and make it shorter or smaller.
- Past simple
- cut off
- Past participle
- cut off
- -ing form
- cutting off
What cut off means
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To use a sharp tool to remove part of something and make it shorter or smaller
She cut off a piece of rope with a knife.
4 more meanings of cut off are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With cut: cut down.
With off: turn off, take off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off, back off.
Common questions
What does cut off mean?
It has 5 meanings. One of them is to use a sharp tool to remove part of something and make it shorter or smaller. The other 4, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of cut off?
Cut off, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
