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noun
  1. 1
    a level or limit at which something stops

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cutoff*

    Limits, controls and ranges: limit, constraint, restriction, limitation, range, check, restraint, confines, control, boundary... more
  2. 2
    a part of a pipe that can be closed to stop a gas or liquid flowing

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cutoff*

    Plumbing and drainage systems: airlock, back up, blockage, carry, cesspit, clog, conduit, culvert, cutoff, downspout... more
  3. 3

    cutoffs

     short pants that you make by cutting part of the legs off old pants

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cutoff*

    Trousers and shorts: baggies, bell-bottoms, blue jeans, bottoms, breeches, britches, capri pants, cargo pants, chaps, chinos... more

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