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English to English verb
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interrupt before its natural or planned end |  | Example: We had to cut short our vacation
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cause to end earlier than intended | | Example: The spontaneous applause cut the singer short
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make shorter as if by cutting off | | Example: truncate a word
Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
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terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | | Example: My speech was cut short
Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
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