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

  • He was a cute little beggar, looked like you as well.
  • A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge. Times, Sunday Times
  • Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
  • According to police and prosecutors, the two got into a fight after she told him he should be committed to a mental hospital.
  • Kids at one Connecticut school don't like a new rule, but you probably won't hear them expressing themselves by using profanity: the rule to keep kids from cussing.
  • A great deal of the nudge-nudge wink-wink routine by the young upwardly mobile male executives was the usual response to her presence.
  • The play is a little overlong and would benefit from cuts, but each scene is interesting and changes are smoothly executed.
  • The dress wasn't low cut, but in truth she didn't have a lot of cleavage to reveal, her figure being quite elfin.
  • Can you tell me what the major league record is for most consecutive batters retired by a pitcher and who holds it?
  • She is an enigma wrapped in a riddle trapped in a really bad haircut. Times, Sunday Times
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