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Definition of Cut

1. Noun. A share of the profits. "Everyone got a cut of the earnings"

2. Verb. Separate with or as if with an instrument. "They cut the newspapers"; "Cut the rope"

3. Adjective. Separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument. "Bandages on her cut wrists"

4. Noun. (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next. "The cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"

5. Verb. Cut down on; make a reduction in. "They will cut the duet"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

6. Adjective. Fashioned or shaped by cutting. "Cut velvet"

7. Noun. A trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation.

8. Verb. Turn sharply; change direction abruptly. "The motorbike veered to the right"

9. Adjective. With parts removed. "The drastically cut film"

10. Noun. A step on some scale. "He is a cut above the rest"

11. Verb. Make an incision or separation. "Cut along the dotted line"

12. Adjective. Made neat and tidy by trimming. "His neatly trimmed hair"

13. Noun. A wound made by cutting. "He put a bandage over the cut"

14. Verb. Discharge from a group. "The coach cut two players from the team"

15. Adjective. (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine. "The smell of newly mown hay"

16. Noun. A piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass.

17. Verb. Form by probing, penetrating, or digging. "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"

18. Adjective. (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit. "The cut pages of the book"

19. Noun. A remark capable of wounding mentally. "The unkindest cut of all"

20. Verb. Style and tailor in a certain fashion. "They cut the cape "; "Cut a dress"

21. Adjective. (of a male animal) having the testicles removed. "A cut horse"

22. Noun. A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc. "The title track of the album"

23. Verb. Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction. "Cut a Ping-Pong ball"

24. Adjective. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply. "The slashed prices attracted buyers"

25. Noun. The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage. "Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

26. Verb. Make out and issue. "The banks cut the check"; "Please make the check out to me"

27. Adjective. Mixed with water. "A cup of thinned soup"

28. Noun. The style in which a garment is cut. "A dress of traditional cut"

29. Verb. Cut and assemble the components of. "They will cut the duet"; "Cut recording tape"

30. Noun. A canal made by erosion or excavation.

31. Verb. Intentionally fail to attend. "Cut class"

32. Noun. A refusal to recognize someone you know. "The snub was clearly intentional"

33. Verb. Be able to manage or manage successfully. "She could not cut the long days in the office"

34. Noun. In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball. "He took a vicious cut at the ball"

35. Verb. Give the appearance or impression of. "Cut a nice figure"

36. Noun. (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball. "Cuts do not bother a good tennis player"

37. Verb. Move (one's fist). "His opponent cut upward toward his chin"

38. Noun. The division of a deck of cards before dealing. "The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"

39. Verb. Pass directly and often in haste. "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"

40. Noun. The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge. "His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

41. Verb. Pass through or across. "The boat cut the water"

42. Noun. The act of cutting something into parts. "His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

43. Verb. Make an abrupt change of image or sound. "Cut from one scene to another"

44. Noun. The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends. "The barber gave him a good cut"

45. Verb. Stop filming. "Cut a movie scene"

46. Noun. The act of reducing the amount or number. "The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

47. Verb. Make a recording of. "They will cut the duet"; "She cut all of her major titles again"

48. Noun. An unexcused absence from class. "He was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"

49. Verb. Record a performance on (a medium). "Cut a record"

50. Verb. Create by duplicating data. "Burn a CD"

51. Verb. Form or shape by cutting or incising. "Cut paper dolls"

52. Verb. Perform or carry out. "Cut a caper"

53. Verb. Function as a cutting instrument. "This knife cuts well"

54. Verb. Allow incision or separation. "This bread cuts easily"

55. Verb. Divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult. "She cut the deck for a long time"

56. Verb. Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch. "Turn out the lights"

57. Verb. Reap or harvest. "They cut rye in the field"; "Cut grain"

58. Verb. Fell by sawing; hew. "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"

59. Verb. Penetrate injuriously. "They cut themselves"; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"

60. Verb. Refuse to acknowledge. "She cut him dead at the meeting"

61. Verb. Shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of. "Cut my hair"

62. Verb. Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things. "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

63. Verb. Dissolve by breaking down the fat of. "Soap cuts grease"

64. Verb. Have a reducing effect. "This cuts into my earnings"

65. Verb. Cease, stop. "We had to cut short the conversation"

66. Verb. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. "They won't cut the story "; "The manuscript must be shortened"

67. Verb. Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture. "Cut bourbon"

68. Verb. Have grow through the gums. "The baby cut a tooth"

69. Verb. Grow through the gums. "The new tooth is cutting"

70. Verb. Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses). "The vet gelded the young horse"

Definition of Cut

1. 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.

2. v. i. To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing; as, a knife cuts well.

3. n. An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut.

4. a. Gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument.

5. v. t. To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.

6. n. A slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin so given to the ball.

Definition of Cut

1. Adjective. (context: participial adjective) Having been '''cut'''. ¹

2. Adjective. Reduced. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw. ¹

4. Adjective. (cricket of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point. ¹

5. Adjective. (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles. ¹

6. Adjective. (informal) Circumcised. ¹

7. Adjective. (Australia NZ slang) Emotionally hurt. ¹

8. Adjective. Eliminated from consideration during a recruitment drive. ¹

9. Adjective. Removed from a team roster. ¹

10. Adjective. (NZ) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol. ¹

11. Noun. An opening resulting from cutting. ¹

12. Noun. The act of cutting. ¹

13. Noun. The result of cutting. ¹

14. Noun. A share or portion. ¹

15. Noun. (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point. ¹

16. Noun. (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball. ¹

17. Noun. The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards. ¹

18. Noun. The manner or style a garment is fashioned in. ¹

19. Noun. A slab, especially of meat. ¹

20. Noun. (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point. ¹

21. Noun. A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance. ¹

22. Noun. A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc. ¹

23. Noun. (archaeology) A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit. ¹

24. Verb. (transitive) To perform an incision on, for example with a knife. ¹

25. Verb. (transitive) To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument. ¹

26. Verb. (transitive) To separate from prior association; to remove a portion of a recording during editing. ¹

27. Verb. (transitive computing) To remove and place in memory for later use. ¹

28. Verb. (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place. ¹

29. Verb. (intransitive cinema audio usually as imperative) To cease recording activities. ¹

30. Verb. (transitive) To reduce, especially intentionally. ¹

31. Verb. (transitive) To form or shape by cutting. ¹

32. Verb. (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so. ¹

33. Verb. (transitive cricket) To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it. (rfex) ¹

34. Verb. (transitive informal) To not attend a class, especially when not permitted. ¹

35. Verb. (intransitive) To change direction suddenly. ¹

36. Verb. (transitive intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two ¹

37. Verb. (transitive slang) To dilute a liquid, usually alcohol. ¹

38. Verb. (transitive dated) To ignore as a social snub. ¹

39. Verb. (transitive slang) To wound with a knife. ¹

40. Verb. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cut

1. to divide into parts with a sharp-edged instrument [v CUT, CUTTING, CUTS]

Medical Definition of Cut

1. In molecular biology, a hydrolytic cleavage of two opposing phosphodiester bonds in a double-stranded nucleic acid. Compare: nick. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cut

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