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cut (k t)v. cut, cut·ting, cuts v.tr.1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in. 2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever: cut cloth with scissors. 3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten: cut one's hair. 4. To mow, reap, or harvest: cut grain; cut grass. 5. To fell by sawing; hew. 6. To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums. 7. a. To form or shape by severing or incising: a doll that was cut from paper. b. To form or shape by grinding: cut a diamond. 8. a. To form by penetrating, probing, or digging: cut a trench. b. To exhibit the appearance or give the impression of: cuts a fine figure on the dance floor. 9. a. To separate from a main body; detach: cut a limb from a tree. b. To separate from a group: cut a calf from a herd. c. To discharge from a group or number: had to cut six players from the team. 10. To pass through or across; cross: a sailboat cutting the water. 11. Games To divide (a deck of cards) into two parts, as in completing a shuffle or in exposing a card at random. 12. To reduce the size, extent, or duration of; curtail or shorten: cut a payroll; cut a budget; cut the cooking time in half. 13. a. To remove or delete: cut a line from a poem. b. Computer Science To remove (a segment) from a document or graphics file for storage in a buffer. 14. To lessen the strength of; dilute: cut whiskey with water. 15. To dissolve by breaking down the fat of: Soap cuts grease. 16. To injure the feelings of; hurt keenly. 17. To refuse to speak to or recognize; snub: cut me dead at the party. 18. To fail to attend purposely: cut a class. 19. Informal To cease; stop: cut the noise; cut an engine. 20. Sports To strike (a ball) so that it spins in a reverse direction. 21. a. To perform: cut a caper. b. To make out and issue: cut a check to cover travel expenses. 22. Slang To be able to manage; handle successfully: couldn't cut the long hours anymore. 23. To stop filming (a movie scene). 24. a. To record a performance on (a phonograph record or other medium). b. To make a recording of. 25. To edit (film or recording tape). 26. Vulgar Slang To expel (a discharge of intestinal gas). v.intr.1. To make an incision or a separation: Cut along the dotted line. 2. To allow incision or severing: Butter cuts easily. 3. To function as a sharp-edged instrument. 4. a. To remove part of something, such as a text or film. b. Computer Science To remove a part of a document or graphics file and store it in a buffer. 5. To grow through the gums. Used of teeth. 6. To injure someone's feelings: a remark that cut without mercy. 7. To change direction abruptly: Cut to the left at the next intersection. 8. To go directly and often hastily: cut across a field. 9. Games To divide a pack of cards into two parts, especially in order to make a chance decision or selection. 10. To make an abrupt change of image or sound, as in filming: cut from one shot to another. 11. To be very astute and penetrating: an analysis that cuts deep. n.1. The act of cutting. 2. The result of cutting, especially an opening or wound made by a sharp edge. 3. A part that has been cut from a main body: a cut of beef; a cut of cloth. 4. A passage made by digging or probing. 5. The elimination or removal of a part: a cut in a speech. 6. A reduction: a cut in salary. 7. Sports The remainder of contestants in a competition, especially in golf, after some have been eliminated: did very well but still missed the cut. 8. The style in which a garment is cut: a suit of traditional cut. 9. A haircut. 10. Informal A portion of profits or earnings; a share. 11. A wounding remark; an insult. 12. An unexcused absence, as from school or a class. 13. A step in a scale of value or quality; degree: a cut above the average. 14. Printing a. An engraved block or plate. b. A print made from such a block. 15. Sports A stroke that causes a ball to spin in a reverse direction. 16. Baseball A swing of a bat. 17. Games The act of dividing a deck of cards into two parts, as before dealing. 18. One of the objects used in drawing lots. 19. An abrupt change of image or sound, as between shots in a film. 20. A transition from one scene to another in a film, video, or television program. 21. A movie at a given stage in its editing: approved the final cut for distribution. 22. A single selection of music from a recording, especially a phonograph recording. adj.1. Having the ends or edges cut: admired his newly cut hair. 2. Having been cut or clipped off: cut grass that blew in the wind. 3. Printing Having the page edge slit or trimmed. Used of a book. 4. Ground to a specific shape: cut gemstones. 5. Slang Circumcised. Used of a man or boy. Phrasal Verbs: cut back1. To shorten by cutting; prune. 2. To reduce or decrease: cut back production. cut down1. To kill or strike down. 2. To alter by removing extra or additional fittings: cut down a car for racing. 3. To reduce the amount taken or used: cutting down on one's intake of rich foods. cut in1. To move into a line of people or things out of turn. 2. To interrupt: During the debate my opponent kept cutting in. 3. To interrupt a dancing couple in order to dance with one of them. 4. To connect or become connected into an electrical circuit. 5. To mix in with or as if with cutting motions: Measure out the flour and use a pair of knives to cut the shortening in. 6. To include, especially among those profiting. cut off1. To separate from others; isolate. 2. To stop suddenly; discontinue. 3. To shut off; bar. 4. To interrupt the course or passage of: The infielder cut off the throw to the plate. 5. To interrupt or break the line of communication of: The telephone operator cut us off. 6. To disinherit: cut their heirs off without a cent. cut out1. To remove by or as if by cutting. 2. To form or shape by or as if by cutting. 3. To take the place of; supplant. 4. To suit or fit by nature: I'm not cut out to be a hero. 5. To assign beforehand or by necessity; predetermine: We've got our work cut out for us. 6. To deprive: felt cut out of all the fun. 7. To stop; cease. 8. Informal To depart hastily. 9. Chiefly Southern U.S. To turn off (a light or television set). cut up Informal 1. To behave in a playful, comic, or boisterous way; clown. 2. To criticize severely. Idioms: cut a fat hog Texas To take on more than one is able to accomplish: "Boy, has he cut a fat hog, as they say down home" Hughes Rudd. cut a wide swath To make a big display; draw much attention. cut both ways To have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications. cut corners To do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way. cut down to size To deflate the self-importance of. cut it Informal To perform up to expectations or a required standard; be acceptable. cut loose To speak or act without restraint: cut loose with a string of curses. cut no ice To make no effect or impression: an objection that cut no ice with management. cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face To injure oneself in taking revenge against another. cut (one's) losses To withdraw from a losing situation. cut (one's) teeth on To learn or do as a beginner or at the start of one's career. cut short To stop before the end; abbreviate. cut the cheese Vulgar Slang To expel intestinal gas. cut the mustard To perform up to expectations or to a required standard. cut to the chase To get to the matter at hand.
[Middle English cutten.]
cut ta·ble adj. |
cut Verb [cutting, cut] 1. to open up or penetrate (a person or thing) with a sharp instrument 2. (of a sharp instrument) to penetrate or open up (a person or thing) 3. to divide or be divided with or as if with a sharp instrument 4. to trim 5. to abridge or shorten 6. to reduce or restrict: cut your intake of fried foods 7. to form or shape by cutting 8. to reap or mow 9. Sports to hit (the ball) so that it spins and swerves 10. to hurt the feelings of (a person): her rudeness cut me to the core 11. Informal to pretend not to recognize 12. Informal to absent oneself from without permission: he found the course boring, and was soon cutting classes 13. to stop (doing something): cut the nonsense 14. to dilute or adulterate: heroin cut with talcum powder 15. to make a sharp or sudden change in direction: the path cuts to the right just after you pass the quarry 16. to grow (teeth) through the gums 17. Films a. to call a halt to a shooting sequence b. cut to to move quickly to (another scene) 18. Films to edit (film) 19. to switch off (a light or engine) 20. to make (a commercial recording): he cut his first solo album in 1971 21. Cards a. to divide (the pack) at random into two parts after shuffling b. to pick cards from a spread pack to decide the dealer or who plays first 22. cut a dash to make a stylish impression 23. cut a person dead Informal to ignore a person completely 24. cut and run Informal to escape quickly from a difficult situation 25. cut both ways a. to have both good and bad effects b. to serve both sides of an argument 26. cut it fine Informal to allow little margin of time or space 27. cut no ice Informal to fail to make an impression 28. cut one's teeth on Informal to get experience from Noun 1. the act of cutting 2. a stroke or incision made by cutting 3. a piece cut off 4. a channel or path cut or hollowed out 5. a reduction: a pay cut 6. a deletion in a text, film, or play 7. Informal a portion or share 8. the style in which hair or a garment is cut 9. a direct route; short cut 10. Sports a stroke which makes the ball spin and swerve 11. Films an immediate transition from one shot to the next 12. Brit a canal 13. a cut above Informal superior to; better than Adjective 1. made or shaped by cutting 2. reduced by cutting: the shop has hundreds of suits, all at cut prices 3. adulterated or diluted 4. cut and dried Informal settled in advance
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" rake-off, vigorish - a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster | | 2. | cut - (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"transition - a passage that connects a topic to one that follows jump cut - an immediate transition from one scene to another | | 3. | cut - a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavationfurrow - a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) | | 4. | cut - a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest"gradation, step - relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" | | 5. |  cut - a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"wound, lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) | | 6. | cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcassroast, joint - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion confit - a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food chop - a small cut of meat including part of a rib chine - cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone leg - the limb of an animal used for food side of meat, side - a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food rib - cut of meat including one or more ribs entrecote - cut of meat taken from between the ribs shank - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg brisket - a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef steak - a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish loin - a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump sirloin - the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump tenderloin, undercut - the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column neck - a cut of meat from the neck of an animal shoulder - a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg saddle - cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins rack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton | | 7. | cut - a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all" | | 8. |  cut - 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" | | 9. | cut - 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"editing, redaction - putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form | | 10. | cut - the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior | | 11. | cut - a canal made by erosion or excavationcanal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation | | 12. |  cut - a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"rebuff, slight - a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) | | 13. |  cut - in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" | | 14. |  cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" | | 15. | cut - 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"division - the act or process of dividing | | 16. | cut - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"opening - becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for" gash, slash - a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument | | 17. | cut - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"division - the act or process of dividing dissection - cutting so as to separate into pieces scission - the act of dividing by cutting or splitting slicing - the act of cutting into slices undercut - a cut made underneath to remove material | | 18. | cut - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"shortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" haircut - the act of cutting the hair shearing - removing by cutting off or clipping | | 19. | cut - the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"budget cut - the act of reducing budgeted expenditures tax cut - the act of reducing taxation; "the new administration's large tax cut was highly controversial" | | 20. | cut - an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" | | Verb | 1. | cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"manicure - trim carefully and neatly; "manicure fingernails" scissor - cut with or as if with scissors plane, shave - cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" pink - cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing jag - cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice" chip at, carve - engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark" dice, cube - cut into cubes; "cube the cheese" julienne - cut into long thin strips; "julienne the potatoes" undercut - cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall hack - cut away; "he hacked his way through the forest" chop, chop up - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" fell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" nick, snick - cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek" trim, pare - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" indent - cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents" mow, cut down - cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass" shear - cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb" gash, slash - cut open; "she slashed her wrists" slash, cut down - cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete tap - cut a female screw thread with a tap drill, bore - make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall" dissect - cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis" bisect - cut in half or cut in two; "bisect a line" transect - cut across or divide transversely; "the trails transect the property" trisect - cut in three; "trisect a line" whittle, pare - cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" chatter - cut unevenly with a chattering tool cut away - remove by cutting off or away; "cut away the branch that sticks out" rebate - cut a rebate in (timber or stone) cradle - cut grain with a cradle scythe incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting trench - cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone" tail, bob, dock - remove or shorten the tail of an animal slice, slit - make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" saw - cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace" | | 2. |  cut - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" spill - reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) quench - reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance cut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" retrench - make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench" slash - cut drastically; "Prices were slashed" thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants" thin - make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" detract, take away - take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character" deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" inflate - increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" downsize - reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff" subtract - take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French" | | 3. |  cut - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" yaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it" | | 4. | cut - make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"cut - allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily" | | 5. | cut - discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team" | | 6. | cut - form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" cut - form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls" blast - make with or as if with an explosion; "blast a tunnel through the Alps" | | 7. | cut - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior gore - cut into gores; "gore a skirt" design - create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit" | | 8. | cut - hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | | 9. |  cut - make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" check - write out a check on a bank account | | 10. | cut - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 11. | cut - intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"miss - fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week" | | 12. | cut - be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" | | 13. | cut - give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" | | 14. | cut - move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | | 15. | cut - pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"cut - pass through or across; "The boat cut the water" go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" | | 16. | cut - pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"cut - pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner" | | 17. | cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" cut - stop filming; "cut a movie scene" cut away - move quickly to another scene or focus when filming; "`cut away now!' the director shouted" cut to - move to another scene when filming; "The camera cut to the sky" | | 18. | cut - stop filming; "cut a movie scene"stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another" | | 19. | cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"record, tape - register electronically; "They recorded her singing" cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" | | 20. | cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"record, tape - register electronically; "They recorded her singing" burn, cut - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" | | 21. | cut - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" | | 22. | cut - form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" cut - form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face" | | 23. | cut - perform or carry out; "cut a caper"perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" | | 24. | cut - function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"function, operate, work, run, go - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" | | 25. | cut - allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"cut - make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | 26. | cut - divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"shuffle, mix, ruffle - mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards" | | 27. |  cut - cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"kill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine" flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" | | 28. | cut - reap or harvest; "cut grain" | | 29. | cut - fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"fell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" | | 30. | cut - penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" | | 31. | cut - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" | | 32. | cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"shorten - make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches" French - cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking; "French the potatoes" crop - cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short" | | 33. | cut - weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"cut out - delete or remove; "Cut out the extra text"; "cut out the newspaper article" | | 34. | cut - dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"dissolve, break up, resolve - cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" | | 35. | cut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" | | 36. | cut - cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" | | 37. |  cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"edit out, edit, cut - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" | | 38. | cut - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" water down - make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture" | | 39. | cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" | | 40. | cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" | | 41. | cut - cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" | | Adj. | 1. | cut - 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" | | 2. | cut - fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"uncut, rough - not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones" | | 3. | cut - with parts removed; "the drastically cut film"abridged - (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version" | | 4. |  cut - made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair" | | 5. | cut - (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay"botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" | | 6. | cut - (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book"uncut - (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge; "a book with its leaves still uncut" | | 7. | cut - (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" | | 8. | cut - (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" | | 9. | cut - mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"dilute, diluted - reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid" |
cut verb 5. shape, carve, engrave, chisel, form, score, fashion, chip, sculpture, whittle, sculpt, inscribe, hew verb 9. reduce, lower, slim (down), diminish, slash, decrease, cut back, rationalize, ease up on, downsize, kennet Austral. ( slang) jeff Austral. ( slang) << OPPOSITE increase verb 13. ( Informal) ignore, avoid, slight, blank ( slang) snub, spurn, freeze (someone) out ( informal) cold-shoulder, turn your back on, send to Coventry, look straight through (someone) << OPPOSITE greet noun 19. style, look, form, fashion, shape, mode, configuration a cut above something or someone ( Informal) superior to, better than, more efficient than, more reliable than, streets ahead of, more useful than, more capable than, more competent than be cut out for something be suited for, be designed for, be fitted for, be suitable for, be adapted for, be equipped for, be adequate for, be eligible for, be competent for, be qualified for cut in interrupt, break in, butt in, interpose cut someone down to size make (someone) look small, humble, humiliate, bring (someone) low, take (someone) down a peg ( informal) abash, crush, put (someone) in their place, take the wind out of (someone's) sails cut someone off cut something back 1. reduce, check, lower, slash, decrease, curb, lessen, economize, downsize, retrench, draw or pull in your horns ( informal) kennet Austral. ( slang) jeff Austral. ( slang) cut something down cut something out 2. stop, cease, refrain from, pack in, kick ( informal) give up, sever be cut up be upset, be disturbed, be distressed, be stricken, be agitated, be heartbroken, be desolated, be dejected, be wretched  Translationscut [kʌt] vb [ pt, pp cut] ( col) (= avoid) [+ class, lecture] → fumarse, faltar avi → cortar (= intersect); cruzarse to cut one's finger → cortarse un dedo; to get one's hair cut → cortarse el pelo; to cut sb dead → negarle el saludo or cortarle (LAM) a algn; cut back vt [+ plants] → podar [+ production, expenditure]; reducir to cut sb down to size ( fig) → bajarle los humos a algn cut [kʌt] [ cut , pt, pp ] vt → schneiden; ( text, programme, spending) → kürzen; ( prices) → senken, heruntersetzen, herabsetzen; ( in salary, spending etc) → Kürzung f; cut back cut vt (plants) → zurückschneiden; cut down cut vt ( tree) → fällen; (remove) → herausschneiden cut [kʌt] vb [ pt cut, pp ] ( col) (= avoid) [+ class, lecture, appointment] → saltarecold cuts npl (US) → affettati mpl; to cut one's finger → tagliarsi un dito; to get one's hair cut → farsi tagliare i capelli; to cut sb dead → ignorare qn completamentecut in vi to cut in (on) (= interrupt conversation) → intromettersi (in); we've been cut off ( TEL) → è caduta la linea
cutv cut [kat]1 to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge He cut the paper with a pair of scissors. knip, sny يَقُص срязвам stříhat; řezat skære; beskære; klippe; fælde; hugge schneiden κόβω cortar lõikama بریدن؛ شکافتن leikata couper לַחֲתוֹך चीरना rezati vág memotong skera, klippa tagliare 切る 베다 karpyti, kirpti, pjau(sty)ti, kapoti, kirsti, rėžti, raižyti griezt potong opensnijden skjære, kutte, klippe, av-/beskjære, felle, hugge ciąć cortar a tăia разрезать strihať; rezať razrezati seći skära, klippa ตัด kesmek 切，割，剪 різати; розрізувати کاٹنا cắt 切，割，剪 2 to separate or divide by cutting She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces. sny, knip يَقْطَع режа uříznout; rozřezat; nakrájet klippe; skære aus-, abschneiden κόβω cortar lõikama پاره کردن؛ برش زدن leikata (dé)couper לִפְרוֹס काटना razrezati vág memotong skera tagliare; ritagliare 切り取る 절단하다 (nu)kirpti, (at)pjauti, (su)pjaustyti nogriezt; izgriezt; sagriezt hiris snijden skjære, klippe, kutte ciąć cortar a decupa; a tăia отрезать; вырезать; нарезать vystrihnúť; odrezať, rozrezať odrezati, razrezati seckati skära av (upp), klippa av (ut) ตัด kesmek 切開 розрізувати; вирізати کاٹ کر الگ کرنا cắt rời từng mảnh 切开 3 to make by cutting She cut a hole in the cloth. sny, knip يثْقُب، يَقُص разрязвам vystřihnout klippe; skære schneiden κόβω, φτιάχνω κόβοντας cortar, hacer lõikama شکاف ایجاد کردن؛ بریدن leikata faire לִגזוֹר दु:ख पहुचना izrezati kiszab memotong sneiða, klippa fare 切り開く 잘라서 만들다, 파내다 išpjauti, iškirpti, iškirsti izgriezt; piegriezt potong knippen klippe/skjære (ut) wycinać cortar a face прорезать vystrihnúť vrezati probušiti skära (klippa) hål (sönder) ตัด kesmek 剪開 вирізати کاٹ کر بنانا cắt may 剪开 4 to shorten by cutting; to trim to cut hair; I'll cut the grass. sny يَقُص العُشب подрязвам (o)stříhat; posekat klippe; studse schneiden κόβω cortar kärpima کوتاه کردن leikata couper, tondre לְקָצֵר कतरना porezati levág memangkas slá; klippa tagliare 刈る 깎다 pakirpti griezt; cirpt; pļaut; saīsināt potong afknippen klippe, stusse; slå, meie ciąć, strzyc cortar a tunde подрезать strihať pristriči ošišati klippa, slå ตัด kesmek 剪短 підрізати; стригти کاٹ کر چهوٹا کرنا cắt ngắn 剪短 5 to reduce They cut my wages by ten per cent. snoei يُقَلِّل съкращавам snížit reducere kürzen κόβω, μειώνω reducir, recortar alandama کاهش دادن vähentää réduire לְקָצֵץ कम करना skresati, smanjiti csökkent mengurangi minnka tagliare, ridurre 切り下げる 삭감하다 sumažinti samazināt; pazemināt membuat potongan verlagen skjære ned, redusere obcinać cortar a reduce сокращать znížiť zmanjšati smanjiti skära ner ลด kesmek, azaltmak 削減 знижувати, зменшувати گهٹانا، کم کرنا cắt giảm 削减 6 to remove They cut several passages from the film. snoei, knip يُزيل، يَحْذِف отрязвам vystřihnout skære schneiden κόβω, |
