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[ verb ] separate with or as if with an instrument
Examples "Cut the rope" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The physical film is cut with a knife at the end of one complete sequence , and the cut edge is joined physically , by cement , to the cut edge of the beginning of the next sequence . If , in preparing that shot for the inevitable showing to your friends , you interrupt the sequence to paste in a_few frames of the child 's grandmother watching this event , you have begun to be an artist in film ; you are employing the basic technique of film ; you are cutting . (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)The unstained strips were then marked , using the stained ones as a guide , and cut transversely so as to separate the various protein bands . (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)Root and stem tumors from sweet_clover plants infected with WTV were quick-frozen in liquid_nitrogen , embedded in ice , and cut at 3 - 6 � m in a cryostat maintained at - 16 ` to - 20 ` . (Francis Pollini, Night....)They 'd cut their mothers ' belly open . Related terms separate bore carve pare slash tap fell bevel carve sever slash carve nip slit plane rip chop slice nick incise chop chatter dissect saw mow bisect nick trisect cut_away chip scissor circumcise furrow cube trench whittle dock cut_out tomahawk sabre rebate cradle indent pink chase mortise shear indent hack undercut trench crosscut jag manicure hob julienne dig carve cut_out chip cut_away scratch_out cut_out cutter |
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[ verb ] cut down on; make a reduction in
Examples "reduce your daily fat intake" "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)To light industry , the economies of being on one floor are much slighter , but efficiency_engineers usually believe_in them , and manufacturers looking_for ways to cut costs cannot be prevented from turning_to efficiency_engineers . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)The act , cut to shreds and hastily patched together during the afternoon , had not been rehearsed sufficiently by anyone . |
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[ adjective ] separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
Examples "the cut surface was mottled" "cut tobacco" "blood from his cut forehead" "bandages on her cut wrists" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The physical film is cut with a knife at the end of one complete sequence , and the cut edge is joined physically , by cement , to the cut edge of the beginning of the next sequence . The physical film is cut with a knife at the end of one complete sequence , and the cut edge is joined physically , by cement , to the cut edge of the beginning of the next sequence . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The liver weighed 2090 gm. , was brown in color , and the cut surface was mottled by irregular pale areas . |
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[ verb ] (transportation) turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Examples "The car cut to the left at the intersection" "The motorbike veered to the right" Used in print (Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)Phil_Rossoff cut over to center from left_field to get the relay . |
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[ verb ] make an incision or separation
Examples "cut along the dotted line" Used in print (Ann Carnahan, Nick Manero's Cook-out Barbeque...)Do avoid puncturing or cutting into meats to test them . |
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[ adjective ] with parts removed
Synonyms Examples "the drastically cut film" Used in print (Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)The finished - and drastically cut - product would begin with a hazy longshot of Joyce entering the suds , then bursting above the pool 's surface clad in layers of lavender lather , and I had a hunch this item was going_to sell tons and tons of soap ; even to clean men and boys . Related terms |
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[ verb ] form by probing, penetrating, or digging
Examples "cut a hole" "cut trenches" "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)He removed his hat to let the trapped sweat cut rivulets through the dust film upon his gaunt face . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) a share of the profits
Examples "everyone got a cut of the earnings" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)As part of the same arrangement , Torrio had , in the spirit of peace and good_will , and in exchange for armed support in the April election campaign , bestowed upon O_'_Banion a third share in the Hawthorne_Smoke_Shop proceeds and a cut in the Cicero beer trade . |
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[ noun ] a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
Synonyms Used in print (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)The mixture was then extracted with alkali and with water following which the carbon_tetrachloride was distilled on a Vigreux column , a 25 % center cut being retained which was then degassed under vacuum in the presence of * * f . Related terms |
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[ verb ] cut and assemble the components of
Examples "edit film" "cut recording tape" Used in print (The New York Times...)Among the particular gems in_this collection is the impudent opening song of `` The Garrick Gaieties '' , an impressive forecast of the wit and melody that were to come from Rodgers and Hart in the years that followed ; Dorothy_Loudon 's raucous listing of the attractions `` At the Roxy Music_Hall '' from `` I Married an Angel '' ; and the incisive style with which Charlotte_Rae delivers the top-drawer Hart lyrics of `` I Blush '' , a song that was cut from `` A Connecticut_Yankee '' . |
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[ noun ] (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
Examples "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)He revealed the potential value of the `` cut '' as the basic technique in the art of the film . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (clothing) style and tailor in a certain fashion
Examples "cut a dress" "style a wedding dress" Used in print (Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)She was wearing a brown cotton dress , cut across the hips in a way that was supposed to make her look slimmer , a yoke set into the skirt and flaring pleats below . |
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[ verb ] discharge from a group
Examples "The coach cut two players from the team" Used in print (San Francisco Chronicle,...)`` But Arger never was able to produce it , so I cut him off my payroll '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (writing) make out and issue
Examples "write out a check" "cut a ticket" "Please make the check out to me" Used in print (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)Never mind how much I cut it , how much I get '' , and he smiled his sleepy smile again . |
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[ adjective ] fashioned or shaped by cutting
Examples "a well-cut suit" "cut diamonds" "cut velvet" Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)The frequency used for these experiments is 15 mc. and the transducer is a specially cut crystal with an epoxy lens capable of providing beam diameters smaller than one millimeter . |
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
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[ verb ] fell by sawing; hew
Examples "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (baseball,sport) in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
Synonyms Examples "he took a vicious cut at the ball" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a refusal to recognize someone you know
Synonyms Examples "the snub was clearly intentional" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (cards) divide a deck of cards into two parts to make selection difficult
Examples "Wayne cut" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a canal made by erosion or excavation
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[ verb ] penetrate injuriously
Examples "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (cards) divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
Examples "Wayne cut" "She cut the deck for a long time" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of reducing the amount or number
Examples "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget" Related terms decrease price_cutting pay_cut cost_cutting spending_cut taxcut budget_cut |
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[ verb ] reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Synonyms Examples "The manuscript must be shortened" Related terms elaborate decrease condense bowdlerize condensation contraction abridger |
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[ verb ] make a recording of
Examples "cut the songs" "She cut all of her major titles again" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychology,clothing) the style in which a garment is cut
Examples "a dress of traditional cut" Related terms |
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[ verb ] pass directly and often in haste
Examples "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner" Related terms |
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[ verb ] weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
Synonyms Examples "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" |
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[ adjective ] (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
Examples "the cut pages of the book" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
Synonyms Examples "the smell of new-mown hay" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
Synonyms Examples "a cut horse" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends
Synonyms Examples "the barber gave him a good cut" Related terms |
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[ verb ] cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
Synonyms Examples "the vet gelded the young horse" Related terms |
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[ noun ] an unexcused absence from class
Examples "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" Related terms |
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