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▸ noun: an unexcused absence from class ("He was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class")
▸ noun: the act of reducing the amount or number ("The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
▸ noun: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends ("The barber gave him a good cut")
▸ noun: the act of cutting something into parts ("His cuts were skillful")
▸ noun: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge ("His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels")
▸ noun: the division of a deck of cards before dealing ("He insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal")
▸ noun: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball ("Cuts do not bother a good tennis player")
▸ noun: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
▸ noun: a canal made by erosion or excavation
▸ noun: the style in which a garment is cut ("A dress of traditional cut")
▸ noun: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc ("He played the first cut on the cd")
▸ noun: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next ("The cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt")
▸ noun: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
▸ noun: a share of the profits ("Everyone got a cut of the earnings")
▸ noun: a wound made by cutting ("He put a bandage over the cut")
▸ noun: a step on some scale ("He is a cut above the the rest")
▸ noun: a refusal to recognize someone you know
▸ noun: a remark capable of wounding mentally ("The unkindest cut of all")
▸ noun: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball ("He took a vicious cut at the ball")
▸ noun: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
▸ verb: move (one's fist) ("His opponent cut upward toward his chin")
▸ verb: give the appearance or impression of ("Cut a nice figure")
▸ verb: discharge from a group ("The coach cut two players from the team")
▸ verb: intentionally fail to attend ("Cut class")
▸ verb: cease, stop ("Cut the noise")
▸ verb: have a reducing effect ("This cuts into my earnings")
▸ verb: dissolve by breaking down the fat of ("Soap cuts grease")
▸ verb: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things ("We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet")
▸ verb: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of ("Cut my hair")
▸ verb: grow through the gums ("The new tooth is cutting")
▸ verb: have grow through the gums ("The baby cut a tooth")
▸ verb: penetrate injuriously ("The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead")
▸ verb: fell by sawing; hew ("The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia")
▸ verb: reap or harvest ("Cut grain")
▸ verb: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction ("Cut a pingpong ball")
▸ verb: separate with or as if with an instrument ("Cut the rope")
▸ verb: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult ("Wayne cut")
▸ verb: make an incision or separation ("Cut along the dotted line")
▸ verb: allow incision or separation ("This bread cuts easily")
▸ verb: function as a cutting instrument ("This knife cuts well")
▸ verb: style and tailor in a certain fashion ("Cut a dress")
▸ verb: perform or carry out ("Cut a caper")
▸ verb: form or shape by cutting or incising ("Cut paper dolls")
▸ verb: form by probing, penetrating, or digging ("Cut a hole")
▸ verb: create by duplicating data ("Cut a disk")
▸ verb: record a performance on (a medium) ("Cut a record")
▸ verb: make a recording of ("Cut the songs")
▸ verb: stop filming ("Cut a movie scene")
▸ verb: make an abrupt change of image or sound ("Cut from one scene to another")
▸ verb: pass through or across ("The boat cut the water")
▸ verb: pass directly and often in haste ("We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner")
▸ verb: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully ("She could not cut the long days in the office")
▸ verb: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
▸ verb: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch ("Cut the engine")
▸ verb: cut and assemble the components of ("Cut recording tape")
▸ verb: refuse to acknowledge ("She cut him dead at the meeting")
▸ verb: make out and issue ("Cut a ticket")
▸ verb: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture ("Cut bourbon")
▸ verb: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
▸ verb: cut down on; make a reduction in ("The employer wants to cut back health benefits")
▸ verb: turn sharply; change direction abruptly ("The car cut to the left at the intersection")
▸ adjective: wounded by cutting deeply
▸ adjective: having a long rip or tear
▸ adjective: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed ("A cut horse")
▸ adjective: 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")
▸ adjective: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit ("The cut pages of the book")
▸ adjective: fashioned or shaped by cutting ("A well-cut suit")
▸ adjective: mixed with water ("Sold cut whiskey")
▸ adjective: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
▸ adjective: cut down
▸ adjective: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
▸ adjective: made neat and tidy by trimming
▸ Also see cutting
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to cut
▸ Usage examples for cut
▸ Idioms related to cut (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing cut
▸ Popular nouns described by cut
▸ Words that often appear near cut
▸ Rhymes of cut
▸ Invented words related to cut
▸ noun: an unexcused absence from class ("He was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class")
▸ noun: the act of reducing the amount or number ("The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
▸ noun: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends ("The barber gave him a good cut")
▸ noun: the act of cutting something into parts ("His cuts were skillful")
▸ noun: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge ("His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels")
▸ noun: the division of a deck of cards before dealing ("He insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal")
▸ noun: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball ("Cuts do not bother a good tennis player")
▸ noun: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
▸ noun: a canal made by erosion or excavation
▸ noun: the style in which a garment is cut ("A dress of traditional cut")
▸ noun: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc ("He played the first cut on the cd")
▸ noun: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next ("The cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt")
▸ noun: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
▸ noun: a share of the profits ("Everyone got a cut of the earnings")
▸ noun: a wound made by cutting ("He put a bandage over the cut")
▸ noun: a step on some scale ("He is a cut above the the rest")
▸ noun: a refusal to recognize someone you know
▸ noun: a remark capable of wounding mentally ("The unkindest cut of all")
▸ noun: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball ("He took a vicious cut at the ball")
▸ noun: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
▸ verb: move (one's fist) ("His opponent cut upward toward his chin")
▸ verb: give the appearance or impression of ("Cut a nice figure")
▸ verb: discharge from a group ("The coach cut two players from the team")
▸ verb: intentionally fail to attend ("Cut class")
▸ verb: cease, stop ("Cut the noise")
▸ verb: have a reducing effect ("This cuts into my earnings")
▸ verb: dissolve by breaking down the fat of ("Soap cuts grease")
▸ verb: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things ("We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet")
▸ verb: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of ("Cut my hair")
▸ verb: grow through the gums ("The new tooth is cutting")
▸ verb: have grow through the gums ("The baby cut a tooth")
▸ verb: penetrate injuriously ("The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead")
▸ verb: fell by sawing; hew ("The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia")
▸ verb: reap or harvest ("Cut grain")
▸ verb: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction ("Cut a pingpong ball")
▸ verb: separate with or as if with an instrument ("Cut the rope")
▸ verb: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult ("Wayne cut")
▸ verb: make an incision or separation ("Cut along the dotted line")
▸ verb: allow incision or separation ("This bread cuts easily")
▸ verb: function as a cutting instrument ("This knife cuts well")
▸ verb: style and tailor in a certain fashion ("Cut a dress")
▸ verb: perform or carry out ("Cut a caper")
▸ verb: form or shape by cutting or incising ("Cut paper dolls")
▸ verb: form by probing, penetrating, or digging ("Cut a hole")
▸ verb: create by duplicating data ("Cut a disk")
▸ verb: record a performance on (a medium) ("Cut a record")
▸ verb: make a recording of ("Cut the songs")
▸ verb: stop filming ("Cut a movie scene")
▸ verb: make an abrupt change of image or sound ("Cut from one scene to another")
▸ verb: pass through or across ("The boat cut the water")
▸ verb: pass directly and often in haste ("We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner")
▸ verb: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully ("She could not cut the long days in the office")
▸ verb: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
▸ verb: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch ("Cut the engine")
▸ verb: cut and assemble the components of ("Cut recording tape")
▸ verb: refuse to acknowledge ("She cut him dead at the meeting")
▸ verb: make out and issue ("Cut a ticket")
▸ verb: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture ("Cut bourbon")
▸ verb: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
▸ verb: cut down on; make a reduction in ("The employer wants to cut back health benefits")
▸ verb: turn sharply; change direction abruptly ("The car cut to the left at the intersection")
▸ adjective: wounded by cutting deeply
▸ adjective: having a long rip or tear
▸ adjective: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed ("A cut horse")
▸ adjective: 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")
▸ adjective: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit ("The cut pages of the book")
▸ adjective: fashioned or shaped by cutting ("A well-cut suit")
▸ adjective: mixed with water ("Sold cut whiskey")
▸ adjective: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
▸ adjective: cut down
▸ adjective: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
▸ adjective: made neat and tidy by trimming
▸ Also see cutting
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to cut
▸ Usage examples for cut
▸ Idioms related to cut (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing cut
▸ Popular nouns described by cut
▸ Words that often appear near cut
▸ Rhymes of cut
▸ Invented words related to cut