Definition of "cut off"

cut off

verb
third-person singular simple present cuts off, present participle cutting off, simple past and past participle cut off
1. (transitive) To remove via cutting.
2. (transitive) To isolate or remove from contact.
  Quotations
  The entranced spectator was cut off from reality as long as the adventure lasted; it was as if he lived a dream yet believed he was awake.
  1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 37
3. (transitive) To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water.
  Quotations
  The first English Electric units were not fitted with an anti-slip brake, but a hurried consultation of the wiring diagram showed that it should be possible to hold in the low-voltage anti-slip relay for long enough to let speed build up without cutting off the motor current.
  1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 268
4. (transitive) To stop providing funds or something else to (someone).
5. (transitive) To end abruptly.
6. (transitive) To interrupt (someone speaking).
7. (transitive) (North American) swerve in front of (another car) while driving; cut [someone] up
8. (transitive) to move so as to block someone else's movement in a direction.
9. (transitive, US, regional, Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
noun
plural cut offs
1. Alternative form of cutoff