1. to cut (cloth, paper, etc.), to cut off
transitive verb
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
2. to sever (ties), to break off (relations), to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.), to stop (e.g. a vicious cycle)
transitive verb
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
3. to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.), to block, to break up (e.g. an intelligence network)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
transitive verb