short cutn.¹

Forms: Also short-cut.

Etymology: cut n.² 16.

†1. A short passage or journey. Also figurative. Obsolete.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > excursion > short

short cuta1568

trip1699

run1819

jump1923

runaround1949

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 63 In the short cut of a priuate letter..small shew of difference can appeare.

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 88 If the winde sende him a shorte cutte you shall in the seconde part heare what newes he bringeth.

1631 T. May tr. J. Barclay Mirrour of Mindes i. 270 From thence is but a short cut to Swethland.

1673 S'too him Bayes 25 Both sayls and reason insufficient for so short a cut.

a. A path or a course taken between two places which is shorter than the ordinary road. (In early use almost exclusively shorter or shortest cut.)

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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [noun] > straight or direct > short cut

the (occasionally your, etc.) next wayc1330

cut1577

near cut1612

short cut1619

overcut1636

cross-cut1800

cut-off1806

quick cut1890

1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. 253 Out-stripping the enemy, by shortest cuts [L. occupatis compendiis].

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xxxiv. 21) 275 They should take a shorter cut to Dan and Bethel.

a1774 O. Goldsmith Surv. Exper. Philos. (1776) II. 279 [A ray of light] takes a shorter cut in passing through diamond than glass.

1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. x. 309 The baronet..declared that if there was a short cut, they should not part company, for he could walk it himself.

1820 J. Keats Cap & Bells xxiii He ‘knew the city’, as we say, of yore, And for short cuts and turns, was nobody knew more.

1889 Spectator 14 Dec. 837 Those for making ocean short-cuts behind the backs of peninsulas and angles of land.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 126 By-tracks and short cuts, by..which the road was materially shortened.

b. figurative. A compendious method of attaining some object.

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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > course adopted to achieve an end > wasting no time or effort

short cuta1593

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B2 Therefore the shortest cut for coniuring Is stoutly to abiure the Trinitie.

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 208 He is the short cut (as we used to say) and the nearest way to an outgate of all your burdens.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 246 The degenerate fondness for tricking short-cuts, and little fallacious facilities, that has in so many parts of the world created governments with arbitrary powers.

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. 314 In England they..have made many short cuts to philosophy for the accommodation of ladies and gentlemen.

1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (1882) 402 Between infancy and maturity there is no shortcut by which there may be avoided the tedious process of growth and development.

1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed vii. 135 What will you give me if I tell you a sure short-cut to everything you want.

c. attributive.

ΚΠ

1885 Daily Tel. 10 Sept. (Cass.) Men who have been to the University..have been known before now to take the short-cut road to their meaning which swearing unhappily supplies.

1903 Critic (N.Y.) Oct. 382/2 To make war the short-cut solution of the existing difficulties.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

b. esp. in short cut, a crossing that shortens the distance. abstract and concrete, literal and figurative.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > a quick method

compendium1581

short cut1589

1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. H3 He..hauing the winde fauourable made a short cut.

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B2 The shortest cut for coniuring Is stoutly to abiure the Trinitie.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 63 The shortest cut into Greece.

a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 114 The way is not alwaies by the shortest cut.

1866 Duke of Argyll Reign of Law vii. 362 There are no short cuts in Nature.

1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. xi. 311 A short cut across the fields..was made for the convenience of the inhabitants.

单词	short cut
释义	short cutn.¹ Forms: Also short-cut. Etymology: cut n.² 16. †1. A short passage or journey. Also figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > excursion > short short cuta1568 trip1699 run1819 jump1923 runaround1949 a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 63 In the short cut of a priuate letter..small shew of difference can appeare. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 88 If the winde sende him a shorte cutte you shall in the seconde part heare what newes he bringeth. 1631 T. May tr. J. Barclay Mirrour of Mindes i. 270 From thence is but a short cut to Swethland. 1673 S'too him Bayes 25 Both sayls and reason insufficient for so short a cut. 2. a. A path or a course taken between two places which is shorter than the ordinary road. (In early use almost exclusively shorter or shortest cut.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [noun] > straight or direct > short cut the (occasionally your, etc.) next wayc1330 cut1577 near cut1612 short cut1619 overcut1636 cross-cut1800 cut-off1806 quick cut1890 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. 253 Out-stripping the enemy, by shortest cuts [L. occupatis compendiis]. 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xxxiv. 21) 275 They should take a shorter cut to Dan and Bethel. a1774 O. Goldsmith Surv. Exper. Philos. (1776) II. 279 [A ray of light] takes a shorter cut in passing through diamond than glass. 1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. x. 309 The baronet..declared that if there was a short cut, they should not part company, for he could walk it himself. 1820 J. Keats Cap & Bells xxiii He ‘knew the city’, as we say, of yore, And for short cuts and turns, was nobody knew more. 1889 Spectator 14 Dec. 837 Those for making ocean short-cuts behind the backs of peninsulas and angles of land. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 126 By-tracks and short cuts, by..which the road was materially shortened. b. figurative. A compendious method of attaining some object. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > course adopted to achieve an end > wasting no time or effort short cuta1593 a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B2 Therefore the shortest cut for coniuring Is stoutly to abiure the Trinitie. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 208 He is the short cut (as we used to say) and the nearest way to an outgate of all your burdens. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 246 The degenerate fondness for tricking short-cuts, and little fallacious facilities, that has in so many parts of the world created governments with arbitrary powers. View more context for this quotation 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. 314 In England they..have made many short cuts to philosophy for the accommodation of ladies and gentlemen. 1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (1882) 402 Between infancy and maturity there is no shortcut by which there may be avoided the tedious process of growth and development. 1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed vii. 135 What will you give me if I tell you a sure short-cut to everything you want. c. attributive. ΚΠ 1885 Daily Tel. 10 Sept. (Cass.) Men who have been to the University..have been known before now to take the short-cut road to their meaning which swearing unhappily supplies. 1903 Critic (N.Y.) Oct. 382/2 To make war the short-cut solution of the existing difficulties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > as lemmas short cut b. esp. in short cut, a crossing that shortens the distance. abstract and concrete, literal and figurative. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > a quick method compendium1581 short cut1589 1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. H3 He..hauing the winde fauourable made a short cut. a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B2 The shortest cut for coniuring Is stoutly to abiure the Trinitie. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 63 The shortest cut into Greece. a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 114 The way is not alwaies by the shortest cut. 1866 Duke of Argyll Reign of Law vii. 362 There are no short cuts in Nature. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. xi. 311 A short cut across the fields..was made for the convenience of the inhabitants. extracted from cutn.² < n.¹a1568 as lemmas
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