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• (a) 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
• (a) fashioned or shaped by cutting
  • a well-cut suit
  • cut diamonds
  • cut velvet
• (s) with parts removed
  • the drastically cut film
  shortened,
• (a) made neat and tidy by trimming
  • his neatly trimmed hair
  trimmed,
• (a) (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
  • the smell of newly mown hay
  mown,
• (a) (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
  • the cut pages of the book
• (s) (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
  • a cut horse
  emasculated, gelded,
• (s) (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
  • the slashed prices attracted buyers
  slashed,
• (s) mixed with water
  • sold cut whiskey
  • a cup of thinned soup
  thinned, weakened,

Nouns

• (n) a share of the profits
  • everyone got a cut of the earnings
• (n) (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
  • the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
• (n) a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation gash,
• (n) a step on some scale
  • he is a cut above the rest
• (n) a wound made by cutting
  • he put a bandage over the cut
  gash, slash, slice,
• (n) a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass cut of meat,
• (n) a remark capable of wounding mentally
  • the unkindest cut of all
  stinger,
• (n) 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
  track,
• (n) 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
  excision, deletion,
• (n) the style in which a garment is cut
  • a dress of traditional cut
• (n) a canal made by erosion or excavation
• (n) a refusal to recognize someone you know
  • the snub was clearly intentional
  cold shoulder, snub,
• (n) in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
  • he took a vicious cut at the ball
  baseball swing, swing,
• (n) (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
  • cuts do not bother a good tennis player
  undercut,
• (n) 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
  cutting,
• (n) the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
  • his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
  cutting,
• (n) the act of cutting something into parts
  • his cuts were skillful
  • his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
  cutting,
• (n) the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
  • the barber gave him a good cut
  cutting off, cutting,
• (n) the act of reducing the amount or number
  • the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget
• (n) an unexcused absence from class
  • he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class

Verbs

• (v) separate with or as if with an instrument
  • Cut the rope
• (v) cut down on; make a reduction in
  • reduce your daily fat intake
  • The employer wants to cut back health benefits
  cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut back, trim, bring down,
• (v) turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  • The car cut to the left at the intersection
  • The motorbike veered to the right
  curve, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer,
• (v) make an incision or separation
  • cut along the dotted line
• (v) discharge from a group
  • The coach cut two players from the team
• (v) form by probing, penetrating, or digging
  • cut a hole
  • cut trenches
  • The sweat cut little rivulets into her face
• (v) style and tailor in a certain fashion
  • cut a dress
  tailor,
• (v) hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
  • cut a Ping-Pong ball
• (v) make out and issue
  • write out a check
  • cut a ticket
  • Please make the check out to me
  make out, write out, issue,
• (v) cut and assemble the components of
  • edit film
  • cut recording tape
  edit out, edit,
• (v) intentionally fail to attend
  • cut class
  skip,
• (v) be able to manage or manage successfully
  • I can't hack it anymore
  • she could not cut the long days in the office
  hack,
• (v) give the appearance or impression of
  • cut a nice figure
• (v) move (one's fist)
  • his opponent cut upward toward his chin
• (v) pass directly and often in haste
  • We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner
• (v) pass through or across
  • The boat cut the water
• (v) make an abrupt change of image or sound
  • cut from one scene to another
• (v) stop filming
  • cut a movie scene
• (v) make a recording of
  • cut the songs
  • She cut all of her major titles again
• (v) record a performance on (a medium)
  • cut a record
• (v) create by duplicating data
  • cut a disk
  • burn a CD
  burn,
• (v) form or shape by cutting or incising
  • cut paper dolls
• (v) perform or carry out
  • cut a caper
• (v) function as a cutting instrument
  • This knife cuts well
• (v) allow incision or separation
  • This bread cuts easily
• (v) divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
  • Wayne cut
  • She cut the deck for a long time
• (v) cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
  • Turn off the stereo, please
  • cut the engine
  • turn out the lights
  switch off, turn off, turn out,
• (v) reap or harvest
  • cut grain
• (v) fell by sawing; hew
  • The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia
• (v) penetrate injuriously
  • The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead
• (v) refuse to acknowledge
  • She cut him dead at the meeting
  disregard, ignore, snub,
• (v) shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
  • cut my hair
• (v) weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
  • We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
  prune, rationalize, rationalise,
• (v) dissolve by breaking down the fat of
  • soap cuts grease
• (v) have a reducing effect
  • This cuts into my earnings
• (v) cease, stop
  • cut the noise
  • We had to cut short the conversation
  cut off,
• (v) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  • The manuscript must be shortened
  abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce,
• (v) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
  • cut bourbon
  dilute, thin, thin out, reduce,
• (v) have grow through the gums
  • The baby cut a tooth
• (v) grow through the gums
  • The new tooth is cutting
• (v) cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
  • the vet gelded the young horse
  geld,

Synonyms

cut down reduce trim back trim down cut back trim bring down curve sheer slew slue swerve trend veer gash shortened trimmed mown slash slice cut of meat stinger emasculated gelded tailor track slashed make out write out issue excision deletion thinned weakened edit out edit skip cold shoulder snub hack baseball swing swing undercut cutting cutting off burn switch off turn off turn out disregard ignore prune rationalize rationalise cut off abbreviate abridge foreshorten shorten contract dilute thin thin out geld

Antonyms

uncut rough untrimmed unmown switch on turn on elaborate expatiate expound lucubrate dilate exposit flesh out enlarge expand

See also

cut away cut out cut up carve cut into delve dig turn over knap break off chip cut off scratch out cut to curtail restrict curb cut back cut down reduce trim back trim down trim bring down disrupt interrupt break up

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