Cut (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 3
Make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 5
Discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 6
Move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Meaning 7
Make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 8
Pass through or across; "The boat cut the water".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 9
Record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 11
Make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 12
Have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 13
Create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 14
Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 15
Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 16
Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 17
Shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 18
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 19
Be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 20
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 21
Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Meaning 22
Give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 23
Pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Meaning 24
Divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 25
Cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 26
Style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 27
Fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 28
Intentionally fail to attend; "cut class".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 29
Reap or harvest; "cut grain".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 30
Cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 31
Cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 32
Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 33
Penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 34
Have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 35
Perform or carry out; "cut a caper".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 36
Grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Meaning 37
Separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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- Strike Down
- Chip At
- Chase
- Cut Across
- Gash
- Slice
- Drop
- Slice Up
- Cut Down
- Mortice
- Cut Off
- Shave
- Snip Off
- Nip Off
- Break Off
- Lop
- Dice
- Hack
- Clip
- Snip
- Sever
- Pare
- Chop Up
- Chip
- Chamfer
- Bob
- Saber
- Snick
- Drill
- Cut Up
- Knap
- Trim
- Tail
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Meaning 38
Allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Meaning 39
Function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 40
Dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..