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- Dictionarycut/kʌt/
verb
- 1. make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object: "he cut his toe on a sharp stone" Similar
- 2. divide into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement: "cut the beef into thin slices" Similar
noun
- 1. a stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane: "he could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife" Similar
- 2. a long, narrow incision in the skin made by something sharp: "blood ran from a cut on his jaw" Similar
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The meaning of CUT is to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument. How to use cut in a sentence. to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument; to hurt the feelings of; to strike sharply with a cutting effect…
to use a sharp tool such as a knife to break the surface of something, divide something, or make something smaller: [ T ] Cut the apple in half. [ T ] She wanted to have her hair cut (= made shorter). [ M ] We had to cut two trees down (= remove them) to make room for the swimming pool.
Cut is used in a similar sense as a noun to mean something that is caused by cutting (such as a wound) or a piece that has been cut from something. Used in a sentence : I was fooling around with the saw and got a bad cut on my leg.
1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in. 2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever: cut cloth with scissors. 3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten: cut one's hair. 4. To mow, reap, or harvest: cut grain; cut grass. 5. To fell by sawing; hew. 6. To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums.
If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
When you cut something, you slice into it or remove a part of it, like when you cut your friend's hair or cut a pan of brownies into squares. You can also cut figuratively, like when you're cut by your piano teacher's sharp words or when a freak snowstorm forces you to cut your game short.
Definition of cut verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.