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  • 31cut off — I. not allowed to do it any more, stopped from doing    We have to cut off beer sales at 12 midnight. No more sales. II. drive in front of, swerve into your lane    That jerk cut me off! He swerved into my lane! III. interrupt, prevent from… …

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  • 32cut in front — The action of an overtaking (passing) vehicle which pulls back into the lane of the overtaken (passed) vehicle. Usually it is a derogatory expression of a vehicle s action which does not allow for much distance between the two vehicles. Also… …

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  • 33cut off — stop someone from saying something, disconnect someone on the phone I tried to tell him about the accident but he cut me off before I had a chance …

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  • 34Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… …

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  • 35Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… …

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  • 36Cut La Roc — in 2007 Background information Birth name Lee Potter Born January 1972 in Brighton …

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  • 37Cut Off Your Hands — performing at Falls Festival, 2007 Background information Origin Auckland, New Zealand …

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  • 38cut — or short cut [kut] vt. cut, cutting [ME cutten, kytten < Late OE * cyttan < Scand base seen in Swed dial., Ice kuta, to cut with a knife: the word replaced OE ceorfan (see CARVE), snithan, scieran (see SHEAR) as used in its basic senses] I… …

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  • 39cut-off — cut|off [ˈkʌtɔf US o:f] n 1.) [C usually singular] a limit or level at which you stop doing something →↑deadline cut off date/point/score etc (=the date etc when you stop doing something) ▪ The cut off date for registration is July 2. 2.) [C… …

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  • 40cut-off — cut offs also cutoff 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N n A cut off or a cut off point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening. The cut off point depends on age and length of employment... The cut off date for… …

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