Main entry: curtail, cut short, clip
Definition: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
Usage: My speech was cut short; Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
Main entry: truncate, cut short
Definition: make shorter as if by cutting off
Usage: truncate a word; Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
Main entry: cut short, break off, break short
Definition: interrupt before its natural or planned end
Usage: We had to cut short our vacation
Main entry: cut short
Definition: cause to end earlier than intended
Usage: The spontaneous applause cut the singer short