cut off vs prang

cut off

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

  • To remove via cutting. 

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

  • To interrupt (someone speaking). 

  • To isolate or remove from contact. 

  • To end abruptly. 

  • To stop providing funds to (someone). 

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

prang

verb
  • To crash; to have an accident while controlling a vehicle. 

  • To damage (the vehicle one is driving) in an accident; to have a minor collision with (another motor vehicle). 

noun
  • A type of tower or spire featured in some Buddhist temples of Cambodia and Thailand. 

  • An accident involving a motor vehicle, typically minor and without casualties. 

  • Crack cocaine. 

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