cutoff

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cutoff (plural cutoffs)

1. The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
2. A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
3. A device that stops the flow of a current.
4. A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder.
5. A cessation in a flow or activity.
6. (poker) The player who acts directly before the player on the button preflop in Texas hold 'em.
7. (chiefly in the plural) shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers

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