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cutoff
cut·off also cut-off C0827600 (kŭt′ôf′, -ŏf′)n.1. A designated limit or point of termination.2. A shortcut or bypass.3. A new channel cut by a river across the neck of an oxbow.4. The act or an instance of cutting off: a cutoff of funds; an electricity cutoff.5. Baseball The interception by an infielder of a throw to home plate from the outfield.6. A device that cuts off a flow of fluid.7. Music A conductor's signal indicating a stop or break in playing or singing.8. cutoffs Pants, such as blue jeans, made into shorts by cutting off part of the legs.adj.1. Designating a limit or point of termination: a cutoff date for applications.2. Baseball Serving to intercept or relay a throw to home plate from the outfield: the cutoff man.cut•off (ˈkʌtˌɔf, -ˌɒf)
n. 1. an act or instance of cutting off. 2. something that cuts off. 3. a point serving as the limit beyond which something is no longer effective, applicable, or possible. 4. a road, passage, etc., that leaves another, usu. providing a shortcut. 5. a new and shorter channel formed in a river by the water cutting across a bend in its course. 6. cutoffs, shorts made by cutting the legs off a pair of trousers, esp. jeans. 7. an infielder's interception of a baseball thrown from the outfield in order to relay it to home plate or keep a base runner from advancing. 8. arrest of the steam moving the pistons of an engine, usu. occurring before the completion of a stroke. adj. 9. being or constituting a limit or ending: the cutoff date for applications. [1735–45] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cutoff - a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminatedlimitation, limit - the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight" | | 2. |  cutoff - a route shorter than the usual one shortcut, crosscutroad, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation | | 3. | cutoff - a device that terminates the flow in a pipedevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
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cut-off pointThe limit beyond which no further action is permitted or possible. I'm sorry to say that we've reached our cut-off point for accepting applications this year.See also: pointcut off1. verb Literally, to remove something from something else by cutting. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off." Your plant might bloom again if you cut off the dead flowers.2. verb To abruptly move in front of another driver, either intentionally or unintentionally. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off." Can you believe that jerk cut me off like that? I nearly hit him!3. verb To interrupt one and stop them from talking. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off." After my mom had been droning on for nearly five minutes, I just had to cut her off. Hey, don't cut me off—I'm not done my story.4. verb To stop something from working; to turn something off. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off." When the fuse blew, it cut off the power to the entire second floor. Look, if you don't pay your bill, the electric company will cut off your electricity.5. verb To stop giving money to someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off." My parents have threatened to cut me off as soon as I turn 30, so I need to find a job. If the school board cuts off funding for the arts, then what will become of the theater program?6. verb To change direction. Follow the river to where it cuts off to the left and then you'll see the picnic area.7. verb To turn off a particular road. And then you cut off here and get on this dirt road. I swear we're almost there.8. verb To prevent access to a particular area or thing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off." I had to take a detour because the water department had blocked a bunch of streets, cutting me off from my house.9. verb To isolate or sequester someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off." The investigators plan to cut the suspect off from his bosses, in the hope that he will confess.10. verb To end unexpectedly or abruptly. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off." No one was disappointed when the principal's microphone came unplugged, cutting off his speech. Aw man, why did the music cut off?11. verb To intercept someone or something that is en route to another location. The shipment of humanitarian supplies was cut off at the border by the government troops. The sheriff cut off the robbers just as they were about to pass through the gulch.12. In baseball, to intercept a ball that has been thrown to a different player. The shortstop cut off the throw from the outfield because the runner had already scored.13. verb To disinherit or disown someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off." If you continue to fight with your mother like this, she may just cut you off and leave you with nothing.14. verb To stop serving one alcohol, typically because they are intoxicated. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off." They're going to cut off Tina if she keeps acting like that in here.15. adjective Indicating an end point for something. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word. The cutoff date for the contest is tomorrow, so I hope you've finished your entry.16. adjective In baseball, describing one who intercepts a ball thrown to a different player. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word. The shortstop acted as the cutoff man and then threw the ball to the catcher.17. adjective Too intoxicated to keep being served alcohol. When I nearly fell off my stool for the third time, the bartender told me that I was cut off.18. noun The act of ending or stopping something. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word. If there is a cutoff of funding, then what will become of the theater program?19. noun A deadline. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word. When is the cutoff for applications to be sent in?20. noun Pants that have been cut into shorts, typically with a ragged hem. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word and pluralized ("cutoffs"). I had only brought jeans with me on the trip, and it was so hot that I had to turn them into cutoffs.See also: cut, offcut off 1. to stop by itself or oneself. The machine got hot and cut off. Bob cut off in midsentence. 2. to turn off a road, path, highway, etc. This is the place where you are supposed to cut off. When you come to a cutoff on the left, continue on for about mile.See also: cut, offcut someone or something off (from something)to block or isolate someone or something from some place or something. They cut the cattle off from the wheat field. The enemy tanks cut off the troops from their camp.See also: cut, offcut someone or something off (short)Fig. to interrupt someone or something; to prevent someone from continuing to speak. (See also someone off">chop someone off.) In the middle of her sentence, the teacher cut her off short. Bob cut off Mary when she was trying to explain.See also: cut, offcut something off 1. to shorten something. Cut this board off a bit, would you? Cut off this board a little, please. 2. to turn something off, such as power, electricity, water, the engine, etc. Would you please cut that engine off? Cut off the engine, Chuck.See also: cut, offcut off1. 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. See also: cut, offcut offv.1. To remove something by cutting: I cut off the tree branch. He cut his beard off.2. To interrupt someone who is speaking: Don't cut me off like that. The speaker was cut off by the crowd. The principal cut off the discussion when the assembly started.3. To separate someone from others; isolate someone: I don't want to cut my brother off from his friends. She was cut off from her family while she was gone. All contact was cut off.4. To stop something from functioning by disconnecting it from its source of power: Cut the power off. The landlord cut off the heat. The lights got cut off.5. To interrupt the course or passage of something: The infielder cut off the throw to the plate. The police cut all the routes of escape off.6. To interrupt or break the line of communication of someone: The telephone operator cut us off. The storm cut off the phone lines.7. To stop or come to an end suddenly: The music suddenly cut off.8. To change from one direction to another: The road goes straight over the hill and then cuts off to the right around the pond.9. To disinherit someone: They cut their heirs off without a cent. My parents changed their will and cut me off after I left home.10. To discontinue the funding for something, such as a government program: School breakfasts were cut off after the funding cuts. The mayor cut off free school lunches from the budget.11. To drive into the space in front of a moving car, often suddenly and recklessly: That taxi cut me off on the highway. The truck cut off the small car abruptly.See also: cut, offcutoff
cutoff[′kət‚ȯf] (aerospace engineering) The shutting off of the propellant flow in a rocket, or the stopping of the combustion of the propellant. (civil engineering) A channel constructed to straighten a stream or to bypass large bends, thereby relieving an area normally subjected to flooding or channel erosion. An impermeable wall, collar, or other structure placed beneath the base or within the abutments of a dam to prevent or reduce losses by seepage along otherwise smooth surfaces or through porous strata. (electronics) The minimum value of bias voltage, for a given combination of supply voltages, that just stops output current in an electron tube, transistor, or other active device. cutoff frequency (engineering) A misfire in a round of shots because of severance of fuse owing to rock shear as adjacent charges explode. The line on a plastic object formed by the meeting of the two halves of a compression mold. Also known as flash groove; pinch-off. (geology) A new, relatively short channel formed when a stream cuts through the neck of an oxbow or horseshoe bend. (mechanical engineering) The shutting off of the working fluid to an engine cylinder. The time required for this process. (mining engineering) A quarryman's term for the direction along which the granite must be channeled, because it will not split. The number of feet a bit may be used in a particular type of rock (as specified by the drill foreman). Minimum percentage of mineral in an ore that can be mined profitably. (physics) Technique used when the contribution to the value of a physical quantity given by integration over a certain variable is absurd (in particular, when the contribution is infinite); involves cutting off the integral at some limit. cutoff1. The prescribed elevation at which the top of a drive pile is cut. 2. A structure, such as a wall, intended to eliminate or reduce percolation through porous strata.cutoff
cutoff EBM
A measurable value of a screening variable which distinguishes screen positive from screen negative results.
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A critical score on an assessment, which marks the boundary between those scores considered as “pass” and those considered as “fail”.EncyclopediaSeec/ocutoff
Related to cutoff: Cutoff frequency, Cutoff DateSynonyms for cutoffnoun a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminatedRelated Wordsnoun a route shorter than the usual oneSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a device that terminates the flow in a pipeRelated Words |