Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)cut shortcause to end earlier than intended“The spontaneous applause cut the singer short” (v)truncate, cut shortmake shorter as if by cutting off“truncate a word”,
“Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains” (v)clip, curtail, cut shortterminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent“My speech was cut short”,
“Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries”