ph.
1. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
e.g. My speech was cut short
Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
2. make shorter as if by cutting off
e.g. truncate a word
Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
Synonym: truncate
3. interrupt before its natural or planned end
e.g. We had to cut short our vacation
Synonym: break shortbreak off
4. cause to end earlier than intended
e.g. The spontaneous applause cut the singer short