Dictionary entries for 'cut-off'

Synonyms

cut·off,
also cut-off (kŭt́ôf́, -ŏf́)

noun

A designated limit or point of termination.
A shortcut or bypass.
A new channel cut by a river across the neck of an oxbow.
The act or an instance of cutting off: a cutoff of funds; an electricity cutoff.
Baseball The interception by an infielder of a throw to home plate from the outfield.
A device that cuts off a flow of fluid.
Music A conductor's signal indicating a stop or break in playing or singing.
Pants, such as blue jeans, made into shorts by cutting off part of the legs.

Designating a limit or point of termination: a cutoff date for applications.
Baseball Serving to intercept or relay a throw to home plate from the outfield: the cutoff man.