cut
cut
kƌt
kat
/kƌt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "cut"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to divide a thing into smaller pieces using a sharp object
Transitive: to cut sth
to cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I need to cut the grass in the backyard with a lawnmower.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϞāύāĻŽā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇āϰ āωāĻ āĻžāύ⧇ āϘāĻžāϏ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāĨ¤
02

āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to decrease or reduce the amount or quantity of something
Transitive: to cut amount or quantity of something
to cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The government plans to cut funding for education programs next year.
āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϏ⧂āϚāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻšāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to accidentally wound and hurt yourself or others, especially with a sharp object, causing the skin to break and bleed
Transitive: to cut oneself | to cut a part of body
to cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He accidentally cut himself while shaving this morning.
āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āĻļ⧇āĻ­ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to remove part of a digital text in order to put it elsewhere
Transitive: to cut part of a digital text
to cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The editor decided to cut several paragraphs from the article to make it more concise.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ āĻ•āĻžāϟāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ

to remove or shorten a part of a script, text, or media file
Transitive: to cut part of a text or other media
to cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During rehearsals, the playwright decided to cut several lines of dialogue to tighten the script.
āϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϏāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āύāĻžāĻŸā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϞāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āĻžāϟāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ›āĻžāρāϟāĻž

to use a sharp implement to remove excess material and achieve a desired length or shape
Transitive: to cut hair or vegetation
to cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used hedge clippers to cut the bushes along the fence line.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āϗ⧁āĻ˛ā§āĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϟāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āϜ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to turn off or deactivate an engine, light, or electrical device
Transitive: to cut an engine or electrical device
to cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do n't forget to cut the lights before leaving the room to conserve electricity.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϘāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻĒāĻĨ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to create a path, tunnel, or other route by digging or chopping away material
Transitive: to cut a pathway
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The miners cut tunnels deep into the earth to extract valuable minerals.
āĻ–āύāĻŋāϜ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧋āϞāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ–āύāĻŋāϰ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§€āϰ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ•āĻžāĻŸā§‡āĨ¤
09

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāĻ  āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to chop or sever something, especially using a saw or other cutting tool
Transitive: to cut sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He's planning to cut some boards to build a new bookshelf.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦ⧁āĻ•āĻļ⧇āϞāĻĢ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
10

āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻžāύ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to record or sing a song, track, etc. in order to make a studio recording
Transitive: to cut a song
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was thrilled to be invited to cut a demo for a renowned record label.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻ•āϰāĻž āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϞ⧇āĻŦ⧇āϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĄā§‡āĻŽā§‹ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
11

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to stop filming or recording
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's essential to cut at the right moment to maintain the flow of the scene.
āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to edit a film and prepare it by removing or reordering parts of it
Transitive: to cut film footage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After months of filming, the director and editor collaborated to cut the footage into a cohesive narrative.
āĻŽāĻžāϏ āϧāϰ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āϤ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢ⧁āĻŸā§‡āϜ āĻ•āĻžāϟāϤ⧇ āϏāĻšāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
13

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāϕ⧇ āϛ⧇āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of lines) to cross one another
Transitive: to cut a line
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In geometry, the perpendicular line cuts the horizontal line at a right angle.
āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇, āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϕ⧋āϪ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻŸā§‡āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

(of cricket ball) to turn and move off the pitch after bouncing
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With sharp seam movement, the fast bowler 's delivery cut sharply off the pitch.
āϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āϏāĻš, āĻĢāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻŦā§‹āϞāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĄā§‡āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāϚ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to issue or generate a formal document, publication, or announcement for distribution
Transitive: to cut a document or publication
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The magazine editor cut an informative feature article on sustainable living practices.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϜāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĢāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āϛ⧇āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to play a shot with the bat angled downward and across the body, aimed at hitting the ball square on the off side of the pitch
Transitive: to cut a ball or shot
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used quick footwork to get into position and cut the ball past the fielder at backward point.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϟāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to shape or form fabric into a garment according to a pattern or design
Transitive: to cut fabric or a garment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to cut the sleeves of the sweater shorter to make it more suitable for spring weather.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāϰāĻ“ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏ⧋āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤāĻž āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāϰāĻ–āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to remove or dismiss someone from a group, institution, or employment
Transitive: to cut sb | to cut sb from a group or project
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was cut from the team because of her poor performance.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻĻāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to surgically remove the testicles of an animal
Transitive: to cut an animal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The farmer decided to cut the male goat to prevent unwanted pregnancies in the herd.
āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ• āĻ…āύāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻ­āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāρāĻ āĻž āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ“āĻ āĻž, āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of teeth) to develop or emerge through the gumline
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The orthodontist monitored the progress as the teenager's permanent canine teeth cut through the gums.
āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨā§‹āĻĄāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāχāύ āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cease or interrupt the provision of a resource, service, or supply
Transitive: to cut a service or supply
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The utility company announced plans to cut power to several neighborhoods to conduct emergency maintenance.
āχāωāϟāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āϜāϰ⧁āϰāĻŋ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ

to dissolve or break down the fat content of a substance
Transitive: to cut fat content
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A bit of citrus can help cut the oiliness of a salad dressing.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻžāχāĻŸā§āϰāĻžāϏ āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻĄ āĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāϰ āϤ⧈āϞāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
23

āωāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to intentionally ignore or disregard someone's presence
Transitive: to cut sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite his attempts to reconcile, she continued to cut him in public, pretending not to notice him.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧁āύāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϞāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļā§āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āωāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to divide the deck of cards into two parts and rearrange them before the start of the game
Transitive: to cut a deck of cards
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each player had the opportunity to cut the deck before the cards were dealt.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĄā§‡āĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to allow incision or division
Intransitive: to cut in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This type of fabric does n't cut cleanly; it frays easily.
āĻāχ āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž; āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have the ability to slice or divide
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Be careful with that knife; it cuts very easily.
āϏ⧇āχ āϛ⧁āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ; āĻāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻ•āĻžāĻŸā§‡āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to pierce or wound something
Transitive: to cut into sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The jagged rocks on the cliffside cut into the hull of the ship as it crashed against them.
āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻšā§āϞ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻĢāϏāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to harvest or collect crops
Transitive: to cut crops
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Every autumn, the family gathers to cut pumpkins from the patch for Halloween.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻļāϰāϤ⧇, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āχāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāĻ  āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϕ⧁āĻŽāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ•āĻžāϟāϤ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ–ā§‹āĻĻāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to form or shape something using a sharp tool or object
Transitive: to cut a shape
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The skilled sculptor cut a beautiful statue out of a block of marble.
āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ āĻ­āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇āϞ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ• āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āĻŽā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϟāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to transition from one shot or scene to another in a film or video production
Intransitive: to cut to a shot or scene
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the dialogue scene progressed, the director instructed the cameraman to cut to a reaction shot of the other character.
āϏāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŸā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒāĻĨ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to move quickly through a particular path or direction
Intransitive: to cut somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The agile cat cut across the yard, leaping effortlessly over obstacles in pursuit of its prey.
āϚāϟāĻĒāĻŸā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋ⧜āĻžāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āωāĻ ā§‹āύ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to convey or project a particular impression
Transitive: to cut an impression
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The actor 's performance cut a convincing portrayal of a troubled protagonist.
āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ āύāĻžāϝāĻŧāϕ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž.
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āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be able to handle a task, situation, or responsibility effectively
Transitive: to cut a task or situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He proved that he could cut the pressure of public speaking by delivering a confident and engaging presentation.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻ• āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāύāϏāĻŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to deliberately absent oneself from a duty, obligation, or event
Transitive: to cut an obligation or event
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She often cuts school to hang out with her friends, much to the dismay of her teachers and parents.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ

divided or sliced with a sharp tool or object
cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cut rope dangled from the tree, its frayed ends swaying in the breeze.
āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻā§āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāϰ āĻĢāĻžāϟāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

(of rates or prices) reduced, often sharply

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sale featured cut rates on all electronics.
03

shaped, fashioned, or styled by cutting

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tailor showed him a selection of cut suits for the formal event.
04

having portions removed

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The film was shown in a cut edition on television.
05

(of grass, crops, or vegetation) trimmed or mown, typically with a hand tool or machine

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Cut grass covered the lawn after mowing.
06

made tidy or neat by trimming or pruning

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cut edges of the fabric prevented fraying.
07

(of a male animal) surgically altered to remove reproductive organs

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He bought a cut rooster for the farm.
08

diluted or thinned by the addition of water

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He preferred his spirits cut rather than neat.
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āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ, āĻ–ā§‹āĻĻāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž

with muscles that show clearly due to low body fat
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Those cut abs are the result of strict dieting.
āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻāĻŦāϏ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĢāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ•ā§āώāϤ

a break or opening in the skin or flesh, often caused by a sharp object or injury
cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cut on his leg needed stitches.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ•āĻžāϟ, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ‚

the way a garment is cut, giving it a particular style
cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tailored cut of the suit accentuated his physique, giving him a polished and professional appearance.
āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϟ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻ āύāϕ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

the style or act of cutting a person's hair

cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The barber suggested a short cut for summer.
04

āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟ

a piece of meat cut from the body of an animal
cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I was surprised when I tried exotic cuts of meat for the first time.
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āĻ•āĻžāϟ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ

a reduction in something such as size, amount, etc.
cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She made a significant cut to her expenses by canceling unnecessary subscriptions and memberships.
āĻ…āύāĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻļāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻĒāĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

the action of opening or penetrating a surface with a sharp edge

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef 's cut through the meat was clean.
07

āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ, āĻ­āĻžāĻ—

a share in something monetary
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As part of the agreement, the broker took a small cut of the sales commission for facilitating the transaction.
āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻŦā§āϰ⧋āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϞ⧇āύāĻĻ⧇āύ āϏāĻšāϜāϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

(in moviemaking) an abrupt transition from one shot to another

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A jump cut emphasized the passage of time.
09

a trench or channel formed by excavation or erosion

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Road construction required a deep cut through the hill.
10

the action of reducing length by chopping off ends

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tailor made a cut to fit the dress.
11

the action of dividing something into parts

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He performed several cuts to separate the logs.
12

a deliberate act of ignoring or refusing to acknowledge someone

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He felt hurt when his old friend gave him a cold cut on the street.
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a missed session or day of work or class without permission

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She admitted to a cut in math class.
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a batter's swing at a pitched ball

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Coaches analyze each cut for improvement.
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āĻ•āĻžāϟ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻļāϟ

a type of shot in golf and similar sports where the ball is hit with a controlled spin to change its direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used a cut to steer the ball around the obstacle.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϟ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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the action of dividing a deck of cards before dealing

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dealer asked for a cut from the deck.
17

an omission made when a written passage is shortened

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The editor 's cut removed redundant paragraphs.
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a sharp or hurtful remark intended to wound emotionally or mentally

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She felt the cut deeply.
19

a specific track or selection from a recording or album

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her favorite cut is the third track.
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āĻ•āĻžāϟ!, āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§‹!

used in filmmaking and video production to signal the cessation of filming or recording
cut definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Cut! We need to adjust the camera position for the next shot.
āĻ•āĻžāϟ! āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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