Cut Off

1.  Separate from others, isolate, as in The construction debris cut off the workers from the canteen, or The new sect was cut off from the church. [Late 1500s]
2.  Stop suddenly, discontinue, as in He quickly cut off the engine, or The drama was cut off by a news flash about tornado warnings. [Late 1500s]
3.  Shut off, bar, Their phone was cut off when they didn't pay the bill, or Tom's father threatened to cut off his allowance. [c. 1600]
4.  Interrupt the course or passage of, intercept, as in The operator cut us off, or The shortstop cut off the throw to the plate. [Late 1500s]
5.  Also, cut off with a shilling or cent. Disinherit, as in Grandfather cut him off with a shilling. This usage dates from the early 1700s; the purpose of bequeathing one shilling (a small sum) was to indicate that the heir had not been overlooked but was intentionally being disinherited. In America cent was substituted from about 1800 on.

Definition: disinherit in will
Antonyms: give

v

Definition: prevent; interrupt
Antonyms: allow, encourage, permit

The verb has 6 meanings:

Meaning #1: make a break in
  Synonyms: interrupt, disrupt, break up

Meaning #2: cease, stop
  Synonym: cut

Meaning #3: remove by or as if by cutting
  Synonyms: chop off, lop off

Meaning #4: cut off and stop
  Synonym: cut out

Meaning #5: break a small piece off from
  Synonyms: chip, knap, break off

Meaning #6: remove surgically; of limbs
  Synonym: amputate

The adjective cut off has one meaning:

Meaning #1: detached by cutting
  Synonym: severed

Cut Off can refer to:

• Cut Off, Louisiana, a town in the United States
• Cutoff (steam engine), the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed

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