If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.

any precut item

a reduction in the price of a good or service

the cutting by machine of paper or card into shapes with sharp steel knives , such as in the manufacture of cardboard boxes

the reduction of costs

linking traditionally separate or independent parties or interests

A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.

If you are at the cutting edge of a particular field of activity, you are involved in its most important or most exciting developments .

a tropical African cavy-like hystricomorph rodent , Thryonomys swinderianus, that lives in swampy regions: family Thryonomyidae

a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow , from a herd

The cutting room in a film production company is the place where the film is edited.

A cutting tool is a pointed tool mounted in a machine tool and used for cutting materials .

a method of cutting ferrous metals in which the metal is heated by a torch to about 800°C and is oxidized by a stream of oxygen from the torch

an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something

the act or practice of cutting prices

to trim or shape (the hair) with a razor

to use a short cut

a household flower garden planted solely for growing flowers that are to be cut and displayed indoors

stylus (sense 3a )

the art or work of cutting and shaping rough diamonds to make them suitable for use by the jewellery trade

a ceremony marking the official opening of a site, the commencement of its construction , etc., typically involving the cutting of a ribbon suspended as across an entrance

the ability to be more successful than your opponents

a mixture, such as oil, water, and soap , used for cooling drills and other cutting tools

an excerpt taken from, usually physically cut out from, the pages of a newspaper

If you cut in on someone, you interrupt them when they are speaking.

If you cut something up , you cut it into several pieces.

a type of scissors used to cut out pieces of fabric for sewing

If you cut something off , you remove it with a knife or a similar tool .

If you cut something out , you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife .

involved in the most important, exciting , or advanced developments of a particular subject or activity

Technology refers to methods, systems, and devices which are the result of scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes.

Something that is clear-cut is easy to recognize and quite distinct .

to hurry off

If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.

If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.

a break in continuity in the normal sequence of shots

a fluffy hairstyle , usually tapering at the neck , trimmed by a razor

A short cut is a quicker way of getting somewhere than the usual route.

If an issue or problem cuts across the division between two or more groups of people, it affects or matters to people in all the groups.

A cutback is a reduction that is made in something.

The stylus on a record player is the small needle that picks up the sound signals on the records.

a tropical African cavy-like hystricomorph rodent , Thryonomys swinderianus, that lives in swampy regions: family Thryonomyidae

a person whose work is cutting sheets of glass to desired sizes or shapes

( bread, meat ) 切 qiē

在某事的前沿 zài mǒushì de qiányán

( interrupt )

( part of sth ) 切掉 qiēdiào

( coupon, newspaper article ) 剪下 jiǎnxià

( paper, food ) 切碎 qiēsuì

你的头(頭)发(髮)要剪剪/洗洗了 nǐ de tóufa yào jiǎnjian/xǐxi le

( plants, foliage ) 修剪 xiūjiǎn

( tree ) 砍倒 kǎndǎo

( issue, problem : groups, generations ) 影响(響)到 yǐngxiǎng dào

( alcohol, coffee, cigarettes ) 减(減)少 jiǎnshǎo