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   Cut·off

   /ˈkədˌäf/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of or constituting a limit: "the cutoff date to register is July 2"
   • 2. (of a device) producing an interruption or cessation of a power or fuel supply: "a cutoff valve"
   • 3. (of an item of clothing) having been cut short: "a cutoff T-shirt"
   • 4. (of a person) isolated from or no longer having access to someone or something: "aid to the cutoff troops in the north"

   noun

   • 1. a point or level that is a designated limit of something: "1 p.m. is the cutoff for being out of the woods"
   • 2. an act of stopping or interrupting the supply or provision of something: "a cutoff of aid would be a disaster"
   • ▪ a device for producing an interruption or cessation of a power or fuel supply.
   • ▪ a sudden drop in amplification or responsiveness of an electric device at a certain frequency: "a cutoff frequency of 8 Hz"
   • ▪ the stopping of the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam engine when the piston has traveled a set percentage of its stroke.
   • 3. shorts made by cutting off the legs of a pair of jeans or other trousers above or at the knee and leaving the edges unhemmed.
   • 4. a shortcut. North American
   • 5. a pattern of a meandering stream in which a channel cuts a new course to bypass a meander bend.

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