cut off
To separate something by cutting it, to stop something like water or electricity, to interrupt a phone call, or to make someone feel alone and separated.
Meanings
To remove something by cutting it away from the main body.
"The surgeon carefully cut off the damaged tissue during the operation."
To stop or interrupt the supply of something such as electricity, water, or gas.
"The electricity was cut off because they hadn't paid their bill for three months."
To interrupt someone while they are speaking, or to end a phone connection suddenly.
"She was in the middle of explaining the situation when the line cut off."
To isolate someone or something, making it impossible to leave or receive help.
"The flooding cut the village off from the rest of the country for several days."
Extremely versatile and high-frequency phrasal verb. Common in everyday speech, driving, phone calls, politics, and military contexts. 'Get cut off' (passive) is very common for phone calls dropping. Also used in inheritance ('cut out of the will' vs. 'cut off').
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