cutoff

Meaning

Noun

1. The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
2. The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
3. A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
4. A device that stops the flow of a current.
5. A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).
6. A cessation in a flow or activity.
7. The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.
8. Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.
9. A horizontal line separating sections of the page.

Adj

1. Constituting a limit or ending.
2. Designating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease, condition, or similar.

Synonyms

shortcut

crosscut

deadline

hot key

shortcut key

shutoff

sluice valve

time limit

keyboard shortcut

brennschluss

cut-off wall

cutoff wall

river cutoff

bend improvement

curve cut-off

barrier

key binding

blockade

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈtɒf/

Etymology

Deverbal from cut off.