cut off vs dead-end

cut off

verb
  • To end abruptly. 

  • To remove via cutting. 

  • To turn off or switch off (an electrical device). 

  • (North American) swerve in front of (another car) while driving; cut [someone] up 

  • To interrupt (someone speaking). 

  • To isolate or remove from contact. 

  • To stop providing funds to (someone). 

  • To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water. 

dead-end

verb
  • To come to a dead-end. 

adj
  • Going nowhere; blocked. 

noun
  • A road with no exit. 

  • A position that offers no hope of progress. 

How often have the words cut off and dead-end occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )