cutoff

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.

2. 2

   A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path

   A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.

3. 3

   A device that stops the flow of a current.

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   1. 4

      A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at…

      A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).

   2. 5

      A cessation in a flow or activity.

      • If the treatment is approved, a script is written. If the script is approved, it goes into production. But this is usually a long and painful process. A cutoff can take place (and often does) at any step along the way.
   3. 6

      The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.

   4. 7

      Shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers.

      • […] I spotted through the window a young woman casually crossing Astor Place wearing a pair of cutoffs, some sandals and — it is fully legal to do this — naked above the waist.
   5. 8

      A sleeveless shirt, especially one made by cutting the sleeves off of a t-shirt.

   6. 9

      A horizontal line separating sections of the page.

      • Light-face type, cutoffs, borders and rules are the universal plan. No black body matter and almost no black headlines appear.
   7. 10

      Constituting a limit or ending.

   8. 11

      Designating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease,…

      Designating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease, condition, or similar.

The neighborhood

• neighborcutback
• neighborcutdown
• neighboroffcut