The verb cut means the act of slicing with a knife or another sharp edge, or the tear, hole, or wound it causes. It's surprising how much a paper cut can hurt.
To sparate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide.
Noun
an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
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the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
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the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
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the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
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the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
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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"
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(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
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in baseball; a batter''s attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
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a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"
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a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
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a canal made by erosion or excavation
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the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"
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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"
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a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"
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(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
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a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"
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a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
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a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
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a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
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a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the the rest"
Verb
cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse"
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grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"
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cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
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lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
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reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
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cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
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cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
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have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"
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dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
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weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
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shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"
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refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
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make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
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penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"
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fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"
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reap or harvest; "cut grain"
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hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a pingpong ball"
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cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
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separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
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divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
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make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"
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allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
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function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"
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style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"
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perform or carry out; "cut a caper"
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form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"
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form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
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create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
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record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
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make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"
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stop filming; "cut a movie scene"
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make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"
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pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"
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pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor''s yard to get home sooner"
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turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
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move (one''s fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
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give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"
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discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"
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informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can''t hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
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intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"
Adjective S.
with parts removed; "the drastically cut film"
Adjective
separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"
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(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book"
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fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"
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mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"
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(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers"
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cut down; "the tree is down"
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wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass"
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having a long rip or tear; "a split lip"
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(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay"
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(of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse"
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made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"
imp. & p. p.
of Cut
v. t.
To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp
instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide.
v. t.
To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to
hew; to mow or reap.
v. t.
To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as, to
cut the hair; to cut the nails.
v. t.
To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.
v. t.
To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing,
etc.; to carve; to hew out.
v. t.
To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce; to
lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.
v. t.
To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right
angles.
v. t.
To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in
the street; to cut one's acquaintance.
v. t.
To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a
recitation. etc.
v. i.
To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or
gashing; as, a knife cuts well.
v. i.
To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting
instrument.
v. i.
To perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising,
intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument.
v. i.
To make a stroke with a whip.
v. i.
To interfere, as a horse.
v. i.
To move or make off quickly.
v. i.
To divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the
deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be dealt.
n.
An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a
slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut.
n.
A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a
stroke or blow with a whip.
n.
That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or
criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to
recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight.
n.
A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a
furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad.
n.
The surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut.
n.
A portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of beef; a
cut of timber.
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An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an
engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts.
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The act of dividing a pack cards.
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The right to divide; as, whose cut is it?
n.
Manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style;
fashion; as, the cut of a garment.
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A common work horse; a gelding.
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The failure of a college officer or student to be present at
any appointed exercise.
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A skein of yarn.
a.
Gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument.
a.
Formed or shaped as by cutting; carved.
a.
Overcome by liquor; tipsy.
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You must cut this flesh from off his breast.
Before the whistling winds the vessels fly, With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way.2.
Thy servants can skill to cut timer.3.
Why should a man. whose blood is warm within, Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?
Loopholes cut through thickest shade.6.
The man was cut to the heart.7.
An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the shop whenever he can do so with impunity.
I would to God, . . . The king had cut off my brother's.
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Panels of white wood that cuts like cheese.3.
He saved the lives of thousands by manner of cutting for the stone.4.
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Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, snapped his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed.4.
This great cut or ditch Secostris . . . purposed to have made a great deal wider and deeper.5.
It should be understood, moreover, . . . that the group are not arbitrary cuts, but natural groups or types.7.
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut.10.
He'll buy me a cut, forth for to ride.11.
Now draweth cut . . . The which that hath the shortest shall begin.
Cut
To sparate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide.
To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing;
An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting;
Gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument.
Usage Examples
By the age of 9 or 10, I knew that I had to cut my own cloth and make my own way.
Because society would rather we always wore a pretty face, women have been trained to cut off anger.
And I think most people in this country want to see a president that's got the courage to say we're going to cut the tax burden, and reduce the regulatory climate, and we're going to get Americans working.
And then before going back for my sophomore year, I decided to change my major to arts and sciences, and my dad cut a deal with me: He said if I'd quit school he'd pay my rent for the next three years, as if I were in school.
All the characters in my films are fighting these problems, needing freedom, trying to find a way to cut themselves loose, but failing to rid themselves of conscience, a sense of sin, the whole bag of tricks.
Especially with a comedy, you've got the clear cut goal of trying to make a scene funny. It's not like drama where you're trying to achieve some kind of emotion or trying to further the story along. You're trying to figure out what's the funniest way to do something.
As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary.
Five or six hundred heads cut off would have assured your repose, freedom and happiness.
But, at the end of the day, we need to represent the taxpayers who have made enormous sacrifices. Many have lost their jobs. Many of them have seen their companies - they don't have a pension - they have seen their companies cut the match for their 401(k). They have seen their health care benefits be shredded.
Don't get me wrong - I've gone to a club. But I'd much rather be with my close friends at home or a concert, or on a trip. I'll go dancing with my grandma. She likes to cut a rug!
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Other Usage ExamplesCut your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the day with the face of your soul unwashed?
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
And New York is the most beautiful city in the world? It is not far from it. No urban night is like the night there... Squares after squares of flame, set up and cut into the aether. Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will.
Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left.
Bill Clinton sitting on Air Force One getting his hair cut while people around the country cooled their heels and waited for him, became a metaphor for a populist president who had gotten drunk with the perks of his own power and was sort of, you know, not sensitive to what people wanted.
Don't Cry Daddy is a pretty sad song. He got to the end of it and it was just real quiet and Elvis says, I'm gonna cut that someday for my daddy. And, by God, he did. He lived up to his word.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.
Everyone will tell you how rigid I am, but a teacher has to be flexible. You can't cut the student to your cloth you have to cut yourself to theirs.
As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel.
Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager. Cut your major goals into bite-sized pieces. Each small priority or requirement on the way to ultimate goal become a mini goal in itself.