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   cut

   /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 gashslashlacerateslitpiercepenetratewoundinjurescratchgrazenicksnicknotchincisescorelance
   • ▪ make a deliberate incision in (one's flesh), as a symptom of psychological or emotional distress: "I started cutting myself when I was about 14 and continued for four years"
   • ▪ castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
   • ▪ circumcise (a boy or man).
   • 2. divide into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement: "cut the beef into thin slices" Similar chopcut upslicedicecubemincecarvedividehash
   • ▪ make divisions in (something): "the country was cut into three parts"
   • ▪ separate (something) into two pieces; sever: "they cut the rope before he choked" Similar severcleavecut in twoliterary:rendarchaic:sunderrare:dissever
   • ▪ remove (something) from something larger by using a sharp implement: "bacon was cut from the joints that hung from the ceiling" Similar trimsnipclipcropbobbarbershearshavepareprunepollardpolllopdockmowpickpluckgatherharvestreapliterary:garnercull
   • 3. make or form (something) by using a sharp tool to remove material: "workmen cut a hole in the pipe"
   • ▪ make or design (a garment) in a particular way: "Madame Vionnet was the first to cut a dress on the bias, in 1927"
   • ▪ make (a path, tunnel, or other route) by excavation, digging, or chopping: "it took engineers a dozen years and the federal government $500 million to cut a road through the canyon"
   • ▪ produce (a vinyl record) from a sound recording: "quadraphonic LPs had to be cut at a lower volume level than conventional records" Similar recordmake a recording ofput on disc/tapemake a tape oftape-recordinformal:lay down
   • 4. trim or reduce the length of (grass, hair, etc.) by using a sharp implement: "Ted was cutting the lawn" Similar trimsnipclipcropbobbarbershearshavepareprunepollardpolllopdockmow
   • 5. reduce the size, amount, or quantity of: "buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want" Similar reducecut back/down ondecreaselessenretrenchdiminishtrimpruneslim downease up onrationalizedownsizeslenderizeeconomize onmark downdiscountlowerinformal:slashaxeOpposite increase
   • ▪ shorten (a text, film, or performance) by removing material: "he had to cut unnecessary additions made to the opening scene" Similar shortenabridgecondenseabbreviatetruncatepare downeditprecissummarizesynopsizebowdlerizeexpurgaterare:epitomizedeleteremovetake outedit outexciseblue-pencilOpposite lengthenexpandadd
   • ▪ delete (part of a text or other display) so as to insert a copy of it elsewhere.
   • ▪ absent oneself from (something one should normally attend, especially school): North American "Robert was cutting class"
   • 6. end or interrupt the provision of (a supply): "we resolved to cut oil supplies to territories controlled by the rebels" Similar discontinuebreak offsuspendinterruptstopendput an end toOpposite restore
   • ▪ switch off (an engine or a light): "Niall brought the car to a halt and cut the engine" Similar turn offswitch offshut offdeactivateinformal:killOpposite turn on
   • 7. (of a line) cross or intersect (another line): "mark the point where the line cuts the vertical axis" Similar crossintersectbisectmeetjointechnical:decussateOpposite diverge
   • 8. stop filming or recording: "‘Cut’ shouted a voice, followed by ‘Could we do it again, please?’"
   • ▪ move to another shot in a film: "cut to a dentist's surgery"
   • ▪ make (a film) into a coherent whole by removing parts or placing them in a different order: "I like to watch the rushes at home before I start cutting the film"
   • 9. mix (an illegal drug) with another substance: "dealers cut the drugs to stretch their supply"
   • 10. strike or kick (a ball) with an abrupt, typically downward motion: "Cook cut the ball back to him"
   • ▪ slice (the ball).
   • ▪ hit (the ball) to the off side with the bat held almost horizontally; play such a stroke against (the bowler).
   • ▪ (of the ball) turn sharply on pitching.
   • 11. divide a pack of playing cards by lifting a portion from the top, either to reveal a card at random or to place the top portion under the bottom portion: "let's cut for dealer"
   • 12. ignore or refuse to recognize (someone): dated "they cut her in public" Similar snubignoreshungive someone the cold shouldercold-shoulderturn one's back oncut deadlook right throughpretend not to seerebuffspurnostracizesend to Coventryinformal:give someone the brush-offfreeze outstiff-armgive someone the bum's rushgive someone the brushsnoutinformal, dated:give someone the go-by

   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 blowslashstrokeinformal:swipe
   • ▪ a haircut: "his hair was in need of a cut" Similar haircuttrimclipcrop
   • ▪ a reduction in amount or size: "she took a 20% pay cut" Similar reductioncutbackdecreaseretrenchmentlesseningcurtailmentrollbackinformal:slashOpposite increase
   • ▪ a power cut: British "fortunately the cut happened at night and power was quickly restored" Similar power cutloss of supplyinterruption of supplybreakdownblackout
   • ▪ an act of cutting part of a book, play, etc.: "they would not publish the book unless the author was willing to make cuts"
   • ▪ an immediate transition from one scene to another in a film: "instead of hard cuts, we used dissolves to give it a very dreamy character"
   • ▪ the halfway point of a golf tournament, where half of the players are eliminated.
   • ▪ a stroke made with an abrupt, typically horizontal or downward action: "Kellett was denied a century by edging a cut to wicketkeeper Burns"
   • 2. a long, narrow incision in the skin made by something sharp: "blood ran from a cut on his jaw" Similar gashslashlacerationincisionslitwoundinjuryscratchgrazenicksnick
   • ▪ a long, narrow opening or incision made in a surface or piece of material: "make a single cut along the top of each potato"
   • ▪ a piece of meat cut from a carcass: "a good lean cut of beef" Similar piecesectionbitjoint
   • ▪ a share of the profits from something: informal "the directors are demanding their cut" Similar shareportionbitquotapercentagecommissiondividendinformal:whackslice of the cakerake-offpiece of the action
   • ▪ a recording of a piece of music: "a cut from his forthcoming album"
   • ▪ a version of a film after editing: "the final cut"
   • ▪ a passage cut or dug out, as a railway cutting or a new channel made for a river or other waterway: "the cut connected with the Harborough arm of the canal"
   • 3. a wounding remark or act: "his unkindest cut at Elizabeth was to call her heartless" Similar insultslightaffrontslap in the facejibebarbcutting remarkshaftinformal:put-downdigbrush-off
   • 4. the way or style in which something, especially a garment or someone's hair, is cut: "the elegant cut of his dinner jacket" Similar styledesigntailoringlinesfit

   Word Origin Middle English (probably existing, although not recorded, in Old English); probably of Germanic origin and related to Norwegian kutte and Icelandic kuta ‘cut with a small knife’, kuti ‘small blunt knife’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCUT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to use a knife or other sharp tool to divide something, remove part of something, or make a hole in something: Use a pair of scissors to cut the paper. Cut the meat into small pieces. He cut the piece of wood in half. I had my hair cut last week. Surgeons cut out the tumour. She cut off all the diseased buds.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCUT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-american-english › cutCUT definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   CUT meaning: 1. to use a knife or other sharp tool to divide something or make a hole in something: 2. to hurt…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUT IN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to interrupt what someone is saying by saying something yourself: cut in on I was just talking to Jan, when Dave cut in on us/ our conversation. He started to say something, but she cut in. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Interrupting & preventing from speaking.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCUT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   to use a knife or other sharp tool to divide something, remove part of something, or make a hole in something: Use a pair of scissors to cut the paper. Cut the meat into small pieces. He cut the piece of wood in half. I had my hair cut last week. Surgeons cut out the tumour. She cut off all the diseased buds.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › cutCUT - 124 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   trim. I'm going to get my hair trimmed. slash. The museum was broken into and several paintings were slashed. hack. He hacked the wood with an axe. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of cut. Learn more. If you cut something, you make an opening in it using something sharp.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUT SOMETHING OUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CUT SOMETHING OUT definition: 1. to remove something or form a shape by cutting, usually from paper or cloth: 2. to stop eating…. Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    MOW definition: 1. to cut plants, such as grass or wheat, that have long, thin stems and grow close together: 2…. Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCUTTING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    CUTTING meaning: 1. an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine 2. a piece cut off from a plant that…. Learn more.