"cut off at the pass" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cuts [present, singular, third-person], cutting [participle, present], cut [participle, past], cut [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut>|head=~cut off:~}} cut off at the pass (third-person singular simple present cuts, present participle cutting, simple past and past participle cut)
  1. Synonym of head off at the pass. Synonyms: head off at the pass [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cut_off_at_the_pass-en-verb-dUVCfAds Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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