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Meaning of ‘cut’
70 definitions found.
with parts removed
Example: "the drastically cut film"
Synonyms: shortened
separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
Example: "the cut surface was mottled"
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
Example: "the cut pages of the book"
fashioned or shaped by cutting
Example: "a well-cut suit"
mixed with water
Example: "sold cut whiskey"
Synonyms: weakened thinned
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
Synonyms: slashed
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
Synonyms: mown
a male animal, whose testicles are removed
Example: "The cut horse was more docile."
Synonyms: emasculated gelded
made neat and tidy by trimming
Synonyms: trimmed
an unexcused absence from class
Example: "I was punished for taking too many cuts in my math class."
the act of reducing the amount or number
Example: "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Example: "The barber gave me a good cut."
Synonyms: cutting off
the act of cutting something into parts
Example: "Their cuts were skillful."
Synonyms: cutting
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
Example: "The cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels."
Synonyms: cutting
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
Example: "They insisted that we give them the last cut before every deal."
Synonyms: cutting
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
Example: "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
Synonyms: undercut
in baseball
Synonyms: swing
a refusal to recognize someone you know
Synonyms: cold shoulder
a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
Synonyms: gash
a canal made by erosion or excavation
the style in which a garment is cut
Example: "a dress of traditional cut"
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Synonyms: excision
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
Example: "I played the first cut on the cd."
Synonyms: track
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
Example: "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
a remark capable of wounding mentally
Example: "the unkindest cut of all"
Synonyms: stinger
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
Synonyms: cut of meat
a share of the profits
Example: "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
a wound made by cutting
Example: "I put a bandage over the cut."
Synonyms: slash
a step on some scale
Example: "They are a cut above the rest."
to cut off the testicles of male animals such as horses
Synonyms: geld
to grow through the gums
Example: "The new tooth is cutting, which causes the baby pain."
to have grow through the gums
Example: "The baby cut a tooth"
to cut and assemble the components of
Synonyms: edit edit out
to lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Example: "cut bourbon"
Synonyms: thin
to reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Synonyms: contract
to cease, stop
Example: "cut the noise"
Synonyms: cut off
to cut down on
Synonyms: trim reduce cut back cut down trim down trim back bring down
to have a reducing effect
Example: "This cuts into my earnings"
to dissolve by breaking down the fat of
Example: "soap cuts grease"
to weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
Example: "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
Synonyms: prune rationalise rationalize
to shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
Example: "cut my hair"
to refuse to acknowledge
Example: "I cut them dead at the meeting."
Synonyms: disregard
to make out and issue
Synonyms: issue
to penetrate injuriously
Example: "The glass from the shattered windshield cut deep into the skin."
to fell by sawing
to reap or harvest
Example: "cut grain"
to hit a ball with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
Example: "I cut a ping-pong ball, catching my opponent off-guard."
to cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
Example: "Cut the lights!"
Synonyms: turn out switch off turn off
to separate with or as if with an instrument
to divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
Example: "Wayne cut"
to make an incision or separation
Example: "cut along the dotted line"
to allow incision or separation
Example: "This bread cuts easily"
to function as a cutting instrument
Example: "This knife cuts well"
to style and tailor in a certain fashion
Example: "cut a dress"
Synonyms: tailor
to perform or carry out
Example: "cut a caper"
Synonyms: make
to form or shape by cutting or incising
Example: "They cut paper dolls for the children."
to form by probing, penetrating, or digging
Example: "We cut a hole."
to create by duplicating data
Example: "We cut a disk."
Synonyms: burn
to record a performance on a medium
Example: "cut a record"
to make a recording of
Example: "We cut the record in three days."
to stop filming something
Example: "The director told me to cut filming."
to make an abrupt change of image or sound
Example: "They cut from one scene to another."
to pass through or across
Example: "The boat cut the water"
to pass directly and often in haste
Example: "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
to turn sharply
Synonyms: curve
to move one's fist
Example: "The boxer cut upward toward their opponent's chin."
to give the appearance or impression of
Example: "cut a nice figure"
to discharge from a group
Example: "The coach cut two players from the team."
to be able to manage or manage successfully
Synonyms: hack
to intentionally fail to attend
Example: "I cut gym class all year."
Synonyms: skip
Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University
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