Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Cut short.
5 letter answer(s) to cut short
ABORT
cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
7 letter answer(s) to cut short
ABORTED
cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
CURTAIL
place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
4 letter answer(s) to cut short
CLIP
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
attach with a clip; "clip the papers together"
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
run at a moderately swift pace
sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
the act of clipping or snipping
SNIP
a bargain
a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"
the act of clipping or snipping
12 letter answer(s) to cut short
CLOSECROPPED
9 letter answer(s) to cut short
CURTAILED
place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
TRUNCATED
approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series"
cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"
make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
replace a corner by a plane
terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"
3 letter answer(s) to cut short
END
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"
(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"
a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town"
a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"
a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"
bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
either extremity of something that has
8 letter answer(s) to cut short
TRUNCATE
Abridge
approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series"
make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
replace a corner by a plane
terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"
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