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cutoff I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) Etymology: cut off 1. : the action or act of cutting off: a. : the act of shutting off admission of working fluid to an engine cylinder b. : cessation : suspension of activity, operation, or established trend < a firm cutoff in wage boosts had to be made somewhere — Time > c. music (1) : general pause (2) : a conductor's gesture (as an abrupt sweep of the hand) commanding a sharp cessation of playing d. : interception by an infielder of a baseball thrown from the outfield to home plate 2. a. : the new and relatively short channel formed when a stream cuts through the neck of an oxbow b. : any route that cuts away from a main or accustomed course in order to shorten passage : shortcut, bypass c. : a channel made to straighten a stream (as for the facilitation of log driving) 3. : a device for cutting off: as a. : a mechanism for shutting off the admission of a working fluid (as steam) to an engine cylinder — compare valve gear b. : a device in the mechanism of magazine rifles that when in active use prevents the feeding of cartridges from the magazine into the chamber with the gun then being used as a single-loader c. : any device for stopping or changing a current (as of grain in a chute or water in a spout) d. : fire stop e. : a wall or similar structure to stop or reduce seepage and percolation of water f. : a device to stop passage of light : hood, shutter g. : a device for eliminating undesirable sound frequencies h. or cutoff rule : a horizontal rule or its imprint separating discontinuous printed matter 4. : something that is cut off; specifically : the crescent-shaped body of water cut off from a channel when a stream cuts through an oxbow 5. : the point, date, or period for a cutoff: as a. : the point in a cycle of operations of an engine at which a cutoff occurs b. : a date marking the end of a period or operation (as for the submission of offers or the filing of applications for tax refunds) c. : a point or date where an accounting period ends and settlement or closing is made II. adjective Etymology: partly from cut off; partly from past participle of cut off 1. : that is cut off or serves to cut off < cutoff valve > 2. of a shoe vamp : cut off at the line at which the toe cap is stitched on III. noun cutoffs plural : trousers (as of blue denim) cut off at the knee or higher • cutoff adjective |