Noun
1. the act of reducing the amount or number;
"the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"2. a wound made by cutting;
"he put a bandage over the cut"3. a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
4. 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"5. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"6. a share of the profits;
"everyone got a cut of the earnings"7. a step on some scale;
"he is a cut above the the rest"8. a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
9. (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next;
"the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"10. the act of cutting something into parts;
"his cuts were skillful""his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"11. 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"12. the style in which a garment is cut;
"a dress of traditional cut"13. the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends;
"the barber gave him a good cut"14. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball;
"he took a vicious cut at the ball"15. a remark capable of wounding mentally;
"the unkindest cut of all"16. a canal made by erosion or excavation
17. a refusal to recognize someone you know;
"the snub was clearly intentional"18. (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball;
"cuts do not bother a good tennis player"19. 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"20. an unexcused absence from class;
"he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"Verb
1. separate with or as if with an instrument;
"Cut the rope"2. cut down on; make a reduction in;
"reduce your daily fat intake""The employer wants to cut back health benefits"3. turn sharply; change direction abruptly;
"The car cut to the left at the intersection""The motorbike veered to the right"4. make an incision or separation;
"cut along the dotted line"5. discharge from a group;
"The coach cut two players from the team"6. form by probing, penetrating, or digging;
"cut a hole""cut trenches""The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"7. style and tailor in a certain fashion;
"cut a dress"8. hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction;
"cut a pingpong ball"9. make out and issue;
"write out a check""cut a ticket""Please make the check out to me"10. cut and assemble the components of;
"edit film""cut recording tape"11. intentionally fail to attend;
"cut class"12. informal: be able to manage or manage successfully;
"I can't hack it anymore""she could not cut the long days in the office"13. give the appearance or impression of;
"cut a nice figure"14. move (one's fist);
"his opponent cut upward toward his chin"15. pass directly and often in haste;
"We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"16. pass through or across;
"The boat cut the water"17. make an abrupt change of image or sound;
"cut from one scene to another"18. stop filming;
"cut a movie scene"19. make a recording of;
"cut the songs""She cut all of her major titles again"20. record a performance on (a medium);
"cut a record"21. create by duplicating data;
"cut a disk""burn a CD"22. form or shape by cutting or incising;
"cut paper dolls"23. perform or carry out;
"cut a caper"24. function as a cutting instrument;
"This knife cuts well"25. allow incision or separation;
"This bread cuts easily"26. divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult;
"Wayne cut""She cut the deck for a long time"27. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch;
"Turn off the stereo, please""cut the engine""turn out the lights"28. reap or harvest;
"cut grain"29. fell by sawing; hew;
"The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"30. penetrate injuriously;
"The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"31. refuse to acknowledge;
"She cut him dead at the meeting"32. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of;
"cut my hair"33. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things;
"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"34. dissolve by breaking down the fat of;
"soap cuts grease"35. have a reducing effect;
"This cuts into my earnings"36. cease, stop;
"cut the noise""We had to cut short the conversation"37. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
"The manuscript must be shortened"38. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
"cut bourbon"39. have grow through the gums;
"The baby cut a tooth"40. grow through the gums;
"The new tooth is cutting"41. cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses);
"the vet gelded the young horse"Adjective
1. 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. fashioned or shaped by cutting;
"a well-cut suit""cut diamonds""cut velvet"3. with parts removed;
"the drastically cut film"4. made neat and tidy by trimming;
"his neatly trimmed hair"5. (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine;
"the smell of new-mown hay"6. (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit;
"the cut pages of the book"7. (of a male animal) having the testicles removed;
"a cut horse"8. having a long rip or tear;
"a split lip"9. wounded by cutting deeply;
"got a gashed arm in a knife fight""had a slashed cheek from the broken glass"10. cut down;
"the tree is down"11. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply;
"the slashed prices attracted buyers"12. mixed with water;
"sold cut whiskey""a cup of thinned soup"