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Cut

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Definitions for Cut

noun
a share of the profits
Examples
  1. everyone got a cut of the earnings
noun
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
Examples
  1. the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
noun
a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
Synonyms
gash
noun
a step on some scale
Examples
  1. he is a cut above the rest
noun
a wound made by cutting
Synonyms
gash slash slice
Examples
  1. he put a bandage over the cut
noun
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
Synonyms
cut of meat
noun
a remark capable of wounding mentally
Synonyms
stinger
Examples
  1. the unkindest cut of all
noun
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
Synonyms
track
Examples
  1. he played the first cut on the cd
  2. the title track of the album
noun
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Synonyms
deletion excision
Examples
  1. an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
  2. both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
noun
the style in which a garment is cut
Examples
  1. a dress of traditional cut
noun
a canal made by erosion or excavation
noun
a refusal to recognize someone you know
Synonyms
snub cold shoulder
Examples
  1. the snub was clearly intentional
noun
in baseball
Synonyms
baseball swing swing
Examples
  1. a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
  2. he took a vicious cut at the ball
noun
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
Synonyms
undercut
Examples
  1. cuts do not bother a good tennis player
noun
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
Synonyms
cutting
Examples
  1. he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal
  2. the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
noun
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
Synonyms
cutting
Examples
  1. his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
noun
the act of cutting something into parts
Synonyms
cutting
Examples
  1. his cuts were skillful
  2. his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
noun
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Synonyms
cutting cutting off
Examples
  1. the barber gave him a good cut
noun
the act of reducing the amount or number
Examples
  1. the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget
noun
an unexcused absence from class
Examples
  1. he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class
verb
separate with or as if with an instrument
Examples
  1. Cut the rope
verb
cut down on
Synonyms
reduce cut down cut back trim trim down trim back bring down
Examples
  1. make a reduction in
  2. reduce your daily fat intake
  3. The employer wants to cut back health benefits
verb
turn sharply
Synonyms
swerve sheer curve trend veer slue slew
Examples
  1. change direction abruptly
  2. The car cut to the left at the intersection
  3. The motorbike veered to the right
verb
make an incision or separation
Examples
  1. cut along the dotted line
verb
discharge from a group
Examples
  1. The coach cut two players from the team
verb
form by probing, penetrating, or digging
Examples
  1. cut a hole
  2. cut trenches
  3. The sweat cut little rivulets into her face
verb
style and tailor in a certain fashion
Synonyms
tailor
Examples
  1. cut a dress
verb
hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
Examples
  1. cut a Ping-Pong ball
verb
make out and issue
Synonyms
write out issue make out
Examples
  1. write out a check
  2. cut a ticket
  3. Please make the check out to me
verb
cut and assemble the components of
Synonyms
edit edit out
Examples
  1. edit film
  2. cut recording tape
verb
intentionally fail to attend
Synonyms
skip
Examples
  1. cut class
verb
be able to manage or manage successfully
Synonyms
hack
Examples
  1. I can't hack it anymore
  2. she could not cut the long days in the office
verb
give the appearance or impression of
Examples
  1. cut a nice figure
verb
move (one's fist)
Examples
  1. his opponent cut upward toward his chin
verb
pass directly and often in haste
Examples
  1. We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner
verb
pass through or across
Examples
  1. The boat cut the water
verb
make an abrupt change of image or sound
Examples
  1. cut from one scene to another
verb
stop filming
Examples
  1. cut a movie scene
verb
make a recording of
Examples
  1. cut the songs
  2. She cut all of her major titles again
verb
record a performance on (a medium)
Examples
  1. cut a record
verb
create by duplicating data
Synonyms
burn
Examples
  1. cut a disk
  2. burn a CD
verb
form or shape by cutting or incising
Examples
  1. cut paper dolls
verb
perform or carry out
Examples
  1. cut a caper
verb
function as a cutting instrument
Examples
  1. This knife cuts well
verb
allow incision or separation
Examples
  1. This bread cuts easily
verb
divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
Examples
  1. Wayne cut
  2. She cut the deck for a long time
verb
cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
Synonyms
switch off turn off turn out
Examples
  1. Turn off the stereo, please
  2. cut the engine
  3. turn out the lights
verb
reap or harvest
Examples
  1. cut grain
verb
fell by sawing
Examples
  1. hew
  2. The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia
verb
penetrate injuriously
Examples
  1. The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead
verb
refuse to acknowledge
Synonyms
ignore disregard snub
Examples
  1. She cut him dead at the meeting
verb
shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
Examples
  1. cut my hair
verb
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
Synonyms
prune rationalize rationalise
Examples
  1. We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
verb
dissolve by breaking down the fat of
Examples
  1. soap cuts grease
verb
have a reducing effect
Examples
  1. This cuts into my earnings
verb
cease, stop
Synonyms
cut off
Examples
  1. cut the noise
  2. We had to cut short the conversation
verb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Synonyms
abridge foreshorten abbreviate shorten contract reduce
Examples
  1. The manuscript must be shortened
verb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Synonyms
dilute thin thin out reduce
Examples
  1. cut bourbon
verb
have grow through the gums
Examples
  1. The baby cut a tooth
verb
grow through the gums
Examples
  1. The new tooth is cutting
verb
cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
Synonyms
geld
Examples
  1. the vet gelded the young horse
adjective
separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
Examples
  1. the cut surface was mottled
  2. cut tobacco
  3. blood from his cut forehead
  4. bandages on her cut wrists
adjective
fashioned or shaped by cutting
Examples
  1. a well-cut suit
  2. cut diamonds
  3. cut velvet
adjective
with parts removed
Synonyms
shortened
Examples
  1. the drastically cut film
adjective
made neat and tidy by trimming
Synonyms
trimmed
Examples
  1. his neatly trimmed hair
adjective
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
Synonyms
mown
Examples
  1. the smell of newly mown hay
adjective
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
Examples
  1. the cut pages of the book
adjective
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
Synonyms
emasculated gelded
Examples
  1. a cut horse
adjective
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
Synonyms
slashed
Examples
  1. the slashed prices attracted buyers
adjective
mixed with water
Synonyms
thinned weakened
Examples
  1. sold cut whiskey
  2. a cup of thinned soup

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