Cutoff

Quick meaning: Cutoff is a noun meaning The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.

Meaning

The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.

More Meanings

1. A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
2. A device that stops the flow of a current.
3. A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).
4. A cessation in a flow or activity.
5. (poker) The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.
6. (fashion, chiefly in the plural) Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.
7. (fashion) A sleeveless shirt, especially one made by cutting the sleeves off of a t-shirt.

Example Sentences

Light-face type, cutoffs, borders and rules are the universal plan. No black body matter and almost no black headlines appear.

[…] I spotted through the window a young woman casually crossing Astor Place wearing a pair of cutoffs, some sandals and — it is fully legal to do this — naked above the waist.

If the treatment is approved, a script is written. If the script is approved, it goes into production. But this is usually a long and painful process. A cutoff can take place (and often does) at any step along the way.

Word Forms

• cutoffs
• cut off
• cut-off

Synonyms for cutoff

Depending on context, synonyms include shortcut, crosscut.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shortcut, crosscut, closing, closure, limit, shut-off.

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