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Verb cut short has 4 senses

cut short, break short, break off - interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
--₁ is one way to interrupt, break
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
cut short - cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
--₂ is one way to interrupt, disrupt
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
truncate, cut short - make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
--₃ is one way to shorten
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
clip, curtail, cut short - terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
--₄ is one way to shorten
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something