cut

/kˈʌt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

separate with or as if with an instrument
“Cut the rope”
cut down on; make a reduction in
“reduce your daily fat intake”
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
“The car cut to the left at the intersection”
make an incision or separation
“cut along the dotted line”
discharge from a group
“The coach cut two players from the team”
form by probing, penetrating, or digging
“cut a hole”
style and tailor in a certain fashion
“cut a dress”
hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
“cut a Ping-Pong ball”
make out and issue
“write out a check”
cut and assemble the components of
“edit film”
intentionally fail to attend
“cut class”
be able to manage or manage successfully
“I can't hack it anymore”

adjective

separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
“the cut surface was mottled”
fashioned or shaped by cutting
“a well-cut suit”
with parts removed
“the drastically cut film”
made neat and tidy by trimming
“his neatly trimmed hair”
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
“the smell of newly mown hay”
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
“the cut pages of the book”
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
“a cut horse”
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
“the slashed prices attracted buyers”
mixed with water
“sold cut whiskey”

noun

a share of the profits
“everyone got a cut of the earnings”
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
“the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt”
a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
a step on some scale
“he is a cut above the rest”
a wound made by cutting
“he put a bandage over the cut”
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
a remark capable of wounding mentally
“the unkindest cut of all”
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
“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”
the style in which a garment is cut
“a dress of traditional cut”
a canal made by erosion or excavation
a refusal to recognize someone you know
“the snub was clearly intentional”

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