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UK
/kˈʌt/
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[ US /ˈkət/ ]
[ US /ˈkət/ ]
VERB
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fell by sawing; hew
The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia -
cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
turn out the lights
Turn off the stereo, please
cut the engine -
make an incision or separation
cut along the dotted line -
intentionally fail to attend
cut class -
allow incision or separation
This bread cuts easily -
cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
the vet gelded the young horse -
move (one's fist)
his opponent cut upward toward his chin -
shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
cut my hair -
pass directly and often in haste
We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner -
discharge from a group
The coach cut two players from the team -
grow through the gums
The new tooth is cutting -
form by probing, penetrating, or digging
cut a hole
cut trenches
The sweat cut little rivulets into her face -
stop filming
cut a movie scene -
divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
She cut the deck for a long time
Wayne cut -
create by duplicating data
burn a CD
cut a disk -
make an abrupt change of image or sound
cut from one scene to another -
separate with or as if with an instrument
Cut the rope -
perform or carry out
cut a caper -
cease, stop
We had to cut short the conversation
cut the noise -
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
cut bourbon -
be able to manage or manage successfully
she could not cut the long days in the office
I can't hack it anymore -
have a reducing effect
This cuts into my earnings -
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
The motorbike veered to the right
The car cut to the left at the intersection -
function as a cutting instrument
This knife cuts well -
penetrate injuriously
The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead -
record a performance on (a medium)
cut a record -
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet -
pass through or across
The boat cut the water -
style and tailor in a certain fashion
cut a dress -
form or shape by cutting or incising
cut paper dolls -
cut and assemble the components of
edit film
cut recording tape -
make a recording of
cut the songs
She cut all of her major titles again -
cut down on; make a reduction in
reduce your daily fat intake
The employer wants to cut back health benefits -
reap or harvest
cut grain -
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
The manuscript must be shortened -
hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
cut a Ping-Pong ball -
give the appearance or impression of
cut a nice figure -
dissolve by breaking down the fat of
soap cuts grease -
have grow through the gums
The baby cut a tooth -
make out and issue
write out a check
Please make the check out to me
cut a ticket -
refuse to acknowledge
She cut him dead at the meeting
NOUN
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
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a remark capable of wounding mentally
the unkindest cut of all
the unkindest cut of all -
a share of the profits
everyone got a cut of the earnings -
a refusal to recognize someone you know
the snub was clearly intentional -
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels -
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
the barber gave him a good cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
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(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
cuts do not bother a good tennis player -
the style in which a garment is cut
a dress of traditional cut -
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt -
the act of cutting something into parts
his cuts were skillful
his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess -
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 -
a step on some scale
he is a cut above the rest -
a wound made by cutting
he put a bandage over the cut -
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
he took a vicious cut at the ball -
an unexcused absence from class
he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class -
the act of reducing the amount or number
the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget - a canal made by erosion or excavation
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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 -
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
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mixed with water
a cup of thinned soup
sold cut whiskey -
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 -
with parts removed
the drastically cut film -
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
the cut pages of the book -
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
the slashed prices attracted buyers -
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
the smell of newly mown hay -
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
a cut horse -
made neat and tidy by trimming
his neatly trimmed hair -
fashioned or shaped by cutting
cut velvet
cut diamonds
a well-cut suit
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?
- So, she ran round and round the scaffold with the executioner striking at her, and her grey hair bedabbled with blood; and even when they held her down upon the block she moved her head about to the last, resolved to be no party to her own barbarous murder. A Child's History of England
