Definition of Cut

Noun

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

Verb

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

Adjective

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

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Unscramble cut

2 unscramble word found using the letters cut.

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