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What does cut short mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word cut short? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see cut,‎ short.
  2. (idiomatic) To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
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He stared wide eyed at the creatures before him, his last yowl of pain being cut short.
His strawberry blonde hair was cut short, highlighting his strong jaw and contrasting with his leaf green eyes.
Gracie sits next to a rosebud and tree trunk, a poignant reminder of a life cut short.
Conlon's rocket sent his side's supporters into raptures but O'Donohoe held his nerve to cut short the Sligo side's premature celebrations.
Bresson gives us the beginnings and ends of conversations, cut short by dissolves or fades to black.
Her rather revealing history lesson was cut short at the sharp protestations of the door as it was pushed open.

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