cut is the dictionary form of cuts Definition of cut
cut has definitions from the fields of cards,sport,tennis,baseball,psychology,clothing,writing,fine art,film,chemistry,food,business,medicine,agriculture,transportation,boxing,music
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[ verb ] separate with or as if with an instrument

Examples

"Cut the rope"

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[ noun ] (music,fine art,writing) a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

Synonyms

track

Examples

"he played the first cut on the cd" "the title track of the album"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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[ verb ] make an incision or separation

Examples

"cut along the dotted line"

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[ adjective ] with parts removed

Synonyms

shortened

Examples

"the drastically cut film"

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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"

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[ noun ] (business) a share of the profits

Examples

"everyone got a cut of the earnings"

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[ noun ] a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

Synonyms

gash

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[ verb ] cut and assemble the components of

Synonyms

edit_out edit

Examples

"edit film" "cut recording tape"

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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"

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[ verb ] (clothing) style and tailor in a certain fashion

Synonyms

tailor style

Examples

"cut a dress" "style a wedding dress"

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[ verb ] discharge from a group

Examples

"The coach cut two players from the team"

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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"

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[ verb ] hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

Examples

"cut a pingpong ball"

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[ adjective ] fashioned or shaped by cutting

Examples

"a well-cut suit" "cut diamonds" "cut velvet"

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

Synonyms

cut_of_meat

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[ verb ] fell by sawing; hew

Examples

"The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"

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[ noun ] (baseball,sport) in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

Examples

"he took a vicious cut at the ball"

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[ noun ] (medicine) a wound made by cutting

Synonyms

slice slash gash

Examples

"he put a bandage over the cut"

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[ noun ] a step on some scale

Examples

"he is a cut above the rest"

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[ noun ] a refusal to recognize someone you know

Synonyms

cold_shoulder snub

Examples

"the snub was clearly intentional"

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[ noun ] the act of cutting something into parts

Synonyms

cutting

Examples

"his cuts were skillful" "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

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[ verb ] (cards) divide a deck of cards into two parts to make selection difficult

Examples

"Wayne cut"

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[ verb ] have grow through the gums

Examples

"The baby cut a tooth"

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[ verb ] grow through the gums

Examples

"The new tooth is cutting"

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[ verb ] perform or carry out

Examples

"cut a caper"

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[ verb ] lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

Examples

"cut bourbon"

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[ noun ] a canal made by erosion or excavation
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[ adjective ] mixed with water

Synonyms

weakened thinned

Examples

"sold cut whiskey" "a cup of thinned soup"

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[ verb ] penetrate injuriously

Examples

"The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"

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[ adjective ] wounded by cutting deeply

Synonyms

slashed gashed

Examples

"got a gashed arm in a knife fight" "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass"

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[ verb ] (agriculture) reap or harvest

Examples

"cut grain"

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[ adjective ] made neat and tidy by trimming

Synonyms

trimmed

Examples

"his neatly trimmed hair"

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[ verb ] cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

Examples

"Turn off the stereo, please" "cut the engine" "turn out the lights"

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[ noun ] the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

Synonyms

cutting

Examples

"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

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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"

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[ noun ] the act of reducing the amount or number

Examples

"the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

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[ verb ] reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Examples

"The manuscript must be shortened"

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[ verb ] allow incision or separation

Examples

"This bread cuts easily"

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[ verb ] function as a cutting instrument

Examples

"This knife cuts well"

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[ verb ] make a recording of

Examples

"cut the songs" "She cut all of her major titles again"

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[ verb ] stop filming

Examples

"cut a movie scene"

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[ verb ] form or shape by cutting or incising

Synonyms

cut_out

Examples

"cut out paper dolls"

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[ verb ] cease, stop

Synonyms

cut_off

Examples

: "cut the noise" "We had to cut short the conversation"

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[ verb ] create by recording electronically

Examples

"cut a disk" "cut a CD"

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[ verb ] record a performance on

Synonyms

burn

Examples

"cut a record"

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[ noun ] (psychology,clothing) the style in which a garment is cut

Examples

"a dress of traditional cut"

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[ verb ] pass through or across

Examples

"The boat cut the water"

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[ verb ] make an abrupt change of image or sound

Examples

"cut from one scene to another"

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[ verb ] pass directly and often in haste

Examples

"We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"

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[ verb ] reduce in amount

Examples

"This cuts into my earnings"

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[ noun ] (writing) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

Synonyms

excision deletion

Examples

"an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors" "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

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[ noun ] (cards) the division of a deck of cards before dealing

Synonyms

cutting

Examples

"he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal" "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"

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[ verb ] give the appearance or impression of

Examples

"cut a nice figure"

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[ verb ] (boxing) move, as of a fist in boxing

Examples

"his opponent cut upward toward his chin"

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[ verb ] informal: be able to manage or manage successfully

Synonyms

hack

Examples

"I can't hack it anymore" "she could not cut the long days in the office"

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[ verb ] weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

Examples

"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

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[ verb ] dissolve by breaking down the fat of

Examples

"soap cuts grease"

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[ verb ] intentionally fail to attend

Synonyms

skip

Examples

: "cut class"

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[ verb ] shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

Examples

"cut my hair"

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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"

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[ verb ] refuse to acknowledge

Synonyms

ignore snub disregard

Examples

"She cut him dead at the meeting"

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[ adjective ] (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

Synonyms

slashed

Examples

"the slashed prices attracted buyers"

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[ adjective ] cut down

Synonyms

down cut_down

Examples

"the tree is down"

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[ noun ] a remark capable of wounding mentally

Synonyms

stinger

Examples

"the unkindest cut of all"

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[ adjective ] having a long rip or tear

Synonyms

split

Examples

"a split lip"

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[ adjective ] (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

Synonyms

mown

Examples

"the smell of new-mown hay"

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[ adjective ] (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

Synonyms

gelded emasculated

Examples

"a cut horse"

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[ noun ] (sport,tennis) a stroke (in tennis or badminton or squash) that puts reverse spin on the ball

Synonyms

undercut

Examples

"cuts do not bother a good tennis player"

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[ noun ] the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends

Synonyms

cutting_off cutting

Examples

"the barber gave him a good cut"

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[ verb ] cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

Synonyms

geld

Examples

"the vet gelded the young horse"

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[ verb ] record a performance on (a medium)

Examples

"cut a record"

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[ noun ] an unexcused absence from class

Examples

"he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"

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