cut
cut
(kŭt) verb
cut,
cutting, cuts
verb
, transitive
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 reap; harvest: cut grain.
5.
To fell by sawing; hew.
6.
To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums.
7.
To form or shape by severing or incising: a doll that was cut from paper.
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. To separate from a main body; detach: cut a limb from a tree.
10. To discharge from a group or number: had to cut three players from the team.
11. To pass through or across; cross: a sailboat cutting the water.
12. Games. To divide (a deck of cards) into two parts, as in completing a shuffle or in exposing a card at random.
13. To reduce the size, extent, or duration of; curtail or shorten: cut a payroll; cut a budget; cut the cooking time in half.
14. To lessen the strength of; dilute: cut whiskey with distilled 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: She 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: He 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).
verb
, intransitive
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.
To grow through the gums. Used of teeth.
5.
To penetrate injuriously.
6.
To change direction abruptly: Cut to the left at the next intersection.
7.
To go directly and often hastily: cut across a field.
8.
Games. To divide a pack of cards into two parts, especially in order to make a chance decision or selection.
9. To make an abrupt change of image or sound, as in filming: cut from one shot to another.
noun
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.
The style in which a garment is cut: a suit of traditional cut.
8.
Informal. A portion of profits or earnings; a share.
9. A wounding remark; an insult.
10. An unexcused absence, as from school or a class.
11. A step in a scale of value or quality; degree: a cut above the average.
12. Printing. a. An engraved block or plate. b. A print made from such a block.
13. Sports. A stroke that causes a ball to spin in a reverse direction.
14. Baseball. A swing of a bat.
15. Games. The act of dividing a deck of cards into two parts, as before dealing.
16. One of the objects used in drawing lots.
17. An abrupt change of image or sound, as between shots in a film.
18. A movie at a given stage in its editing: approved the final cut for distribution.
19. A single selection of music from a recording, especially a phonograph recording.
phrasal verb.
cut back
1.
To shorten by cutting; prune.
2.
To reduce or decrease: cut back production.
cut down
1.
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 in
1.
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 off
1.
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 out
1.
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.
idiom.
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 corners
To do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way.
cut down to size
To deflate the self-importance of.
cut loose
To speak or act without restraint: cut loose with a string of curses.
cut no ice
To make no effect or impression: Your objections will cut no ice with management.
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.
[Middle English cutten.]
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