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CUTOFF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device that terminates the flow in a pipe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cutoff" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A route shorter than the usual one
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cutoff" is a kind of...):
road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("cutoff" is a kind of...):
limit; limitation (the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed)
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