Cut Off Meaning

Example : To remove via cutting.To isolate or remove from contact.1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 37  The entranced spectator was cut off from reality as long as the adventure lasted; it was as if he lived a dream yet believed he was awake.To stop providing funds to someone.  His parents cut him off to encourage him to find a job.To end abruptly.  My phone call was cut off before I could get the information.  That dingbat cut me off as I was about to conclude my theses.simple past tense and past participle of cut off