cut the cord in English

Forms: cuts the cord [present, singular, third-person], cutting the cord [participle, present], cut the cord [participle, past], cut the cord [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: A variant of cut the umbilical cord. Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,cut>}} cut the cord (third-person singular simple present cuts the cord, present participle cutting the cord, simple past and past participle cut the cord)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "A variant of cut the umbilical cord.",
  "forms": [
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut the cord",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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    },
    {
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      ]
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents."
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        "(idiomatic) To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "cord-cutting"
        }
      ],
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        }
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        "idiomatic"
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    }
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  "word": "cut the cord"
}

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  "etymology_text": "A variant of cut the umbilical cord.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuts the cord",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut the cord",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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        "(idiomatic) To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents."
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"cut the cord" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms