cut

C0825100 (kŭt)v. cut, cut·ting, cuts v.tr.1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever: cut cloth with scissors.3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten: cut one's hair.4. To mow, reap, or harvest: cut grain; cut grass.5. To fell by sawing; hew.6. To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums.7. a. To form or shape by severing or incising: a doll that was cut from paper.b. To form or shape by grinding: cut a diamond.8. a. To form by penetrating, probing, or digging: cut a trench.b. To exhibit the appearance or give the impression of: cuts a fine figure on the dance floor.9. a. To separate from a main body; detach: cut a limb from a tree.b. To separate from a group: cut a calf from a herd.c. To discharge from a group or number: had to cut six players from the team.10. To pass through or across; cross: a sailboat cutting the water.11. Games To divide (a deck of cards) into two parts, as in completing a shuffle or in exposing a card at random.12. To reduce the size, extent, or duration of; curtail or shorten: cut a payroll; cut a budget; cut the cooking time in half.13. a. To remove or delete: cut a line from a poem.b. Computers To remove (a segment) from a document or graphics file for storage in a buffer.14. To lessen the strength of; dilute: cut whiskey with water.15. To dissolve by breaking down the fat of: Soap cuts grease.16. To injure the feelings of; hurt keenly.17. To refuse to speak to or recognize; snub: cut me dead at the party.18. To fail to attend purposely: cut a class.19. Informal To cease; stop: cut the noise; cut an engine.20. Sports a. To strike (a ball) so that it spins in a reverse direction.b. To throw or hit (a ball) on a curving trajectory.21. a. To perform: cut a caper.b. To make out and issue: cut a check to cover travel expenses.22. To arrange or reach (an agreement).23. Slang To be able to manage; handle successfully: couldn't cut the long hours anymore.24. To stop filming (a movie scene).25. a. To record a performance on (a phonograph record or other medium).b. To make a recording of (a song, for example).26. To edit (a movie or audio recording).27. Vulgar Slang To expel (a discharge of intestinal gas).28. To injure (oneself) by penetrating the skin with a sharp object.v.intr.1. To make an incision or a separation: Cut along the dotted line.2. To allow incision or severing: Butter cuts easily.3. To function as a sharp-edged instrument.4. a. To remove part of something, such as a text or film.b. Computers To remove a part of a document or graphics file and store it in a buffer.5. To grow through the gums. Used of teeth.6. To injure someone's feelings: a remark that cut without mercy.7. To change direction abruptly: Cut to the left at the next intersection.8. To go directly and often hastily: cut across a field.9. Games To divide a pack of cards into two parts, especially in order to make a chance decision or selection.10. To make an abrupt transition to another segment of film, video, or audio: cut from one shot to another.11. To be very astute and penetrating: an analysis that cuts deep.12. To inflict self-injury by penetrating the skin with a sharp object.n.1. The act of cutting.2. The result of cutting, especially an opening or wound made by a sharp edge.3. A part that has been cut from a main body: a cut of beef; a cut of cloth.4. A passage made by digging or probing.5. The elimination or removal of a part: a cut in a speech.6. A reduction: a cut in salary.7. Sports The remainder of contestants in a competition, especially in golf, after some have been eliminated: did very well but still missed the cut.8. The style in which a garment is cut: a suit of traditional cut.9. A haircut.10. Informal A portion of profits or earnings; a share.11. A wounding remark; an insult.12. An unexcused absence, as from school or a class.13. A step in a scale of value or quality; degree: a cut above the average.14. Printing a. An engraved block or plate.b. A print made from such a block.15. Sports a. A stroke that causes a ball to spin in a reverse direction.b. A curve in the trajectory of a ball or puck.16. Baseball A swing of a bat.17. Games The act of dividing a deck of cards into two parts, as before dealing.18. One of the objects used in drawing lots.19. A transition between segments of film, video, or audio.20. A movie at a given stage in its editing: approved the final cut for distribution.21. A single selection of music from a recording, especially a phonograph recording.adj.1. Having the ends or edges cut: admired his newly cut hair.2. Having been cut or clipped off: cut grass that blew in the wind.3. Printing Having the page edge slit or trimmed. Used of a book.4. Ground to a specific shape: cut gemstones.5. Slang Circumcised. Used of a man or boy.Phrasal Verbs: cut back1. To shorten by cutting; prune.2. To reduce or decrease: cut back production. cut down1. To kill or strike down.2. To alter by removing extra or additional fittings: cut down a car for racing.3. To reduce the amount taken or used: cutting down on one's intake of rich foods. cut in1. To move into a line of people or things out of turn.2. To interrupt: During the debate my opponent kept cutting in.3. To interrupt a dancing couple in order to dance with one of them.4. To connect or become connected into an electrical circuit.5. To mix in with or as if with cutting motions: Measure out the flour and use a pair of knives to cut the shortening in.6. To include, especially among those profiting. cut off1. To separate from others; isolate.2. To stop suddenly; discontinue.3. To shut off; bar.4. To interrupt the course or passage of: The infielder cut off the throw to the plate.5. To interrupt or break the line of communication of: The telephone operator cut us off.6. To disinherit: cut their heirs off without a cent. cut out1. To remove by or as if by cutting.2. To form or shape by or as if by cutting.3. To take the place of; supplant.4. To suit or fit by nature: I'm not cut out to be a hero.5. To assign beforehand or by necessity; predetermine: We've got our work cut out for us.6. To deprive: felt cut out of all the fun.7. To stop; cease.8. Informal To depart hastily.9. Chiefly Southern US To turn off (a light or television set). cut up Informal 1. To behave in a playful, comic, or boisterous way; clown.2. To criticize severely.Idioms: a cut above One that is superior to another or others. cut a fat hog Texas To take on more than one is able to accomplish: "Boy, has he cut a fat hog, as they say down home" (Hughes Rudd). cut and run To leave an unsettled situation or abandon a risky enterprise. cut a wide swath To make a big display; draw much attention. cut bait To abandon an activity or enterprise. cut both ways To have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications. cut corners To do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way. cut from the same cloth Similar or the same. cut it Informal To perform up to expectations or a required standard; be acceptable. cut loose To speak or act without restraint: cut loose with a string of curses. cut no ice To make no effect or impression: an objection that cut no ice with management. cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face To injure oneself in taking revenge against another. cut (one's) losses To withdraw from a losing situation. cut (one's) teeth on To learn or do as a beginner or at the start of one's career. cut short To stop before the end; abbreviate. cut (someone) down to size To deflate the self-importance of (someone). cut the cheese Vulgar Slang To expel intestinal gas. cut the mustard To perform up to expectations or to a required standard. cut to the chase To get to the matter at hand.

[Middle English cutten.]

cut′ta·ble adj.

cut

(kʌt) vb, cuts, cutting or cut1. to open up or incise (a person or thing) with a sharp edge or instrument; gash2. (of a sharp instrument) to penetrate or incise (a person or thing)3. to divide or be divided with or as if with a sharp instrument: cut a slice of bread. 4. (intr) to use a sharp-edged instrument or an instrument that cuts5. (tr) to trim or prune by or as if by clipping: to cut hair. 6. (Agriculture) (tr) to reap or mow (a crop, grass, etc)7. (Veterinary Science) (tr) to geld or castrate8. (sometimes foll by: out) to make, form, or shape by cutting: to cut a suit. 9. (Mining & Quarrying) (tr) to hollow or dig out; excavate: to cut a tunnel through the mountain. 10. to strike (an object) sharply11. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (tr) sport to hit (a ball) with a downward slicing stroke so as to impart spin or cause it to fall short12. (Cricket) cricket to hit (the ball) to the off side, usually between cover and third man, with a roughly horizontal bat13. to hurt or wound the feelings of (a person), esp by malicious speech or action14. (tr) informal to refuse to recognize; snub15. (tr) informal to absent oneself from (an activity, location, etc), esp without permission or in haste: to cut class. 16. (tr) to abridge, shorten, or edit by excising a part or parts17. (often foll by: down) to lower, reduce, or curtail: to cut losses. 18. (tr) to dilute or weaken: heroin that was cut with nontoxic elements. 19. (tr) to dissolve or break up: to cut fat. 20. (when: intr, foll by across or through) to cross or traverse: the footpath cuts through the field. 21. (intr) to make a sharp or sudden change in direction; veer22. (Zoology) to grow (teeth) through the gums or (of teeth) to appear through the gums23. (Film) (intr) films a. to call a halt to a shooting sequenceb. (foll by to) to move quickly to another scene24. (Film) films to edit (film)25. (tr) to switch off (a light, car engine, etc)26. (Music, other) (tr) (of a performer, recording company, etc) to make (a record or tape of a song, concert, performance, etc)27. (Card Games) cards a. to divide (the pack) at random into two parts after shufflingb. (intr) to pick cards from a spread pack to decide dealer, partners, etc28. (General Engineering) (tr) to remove (material) from an object by means of a chisel, lathe, etc29. (General Engineering) (tr) (of a tool) to bite into (an object)30. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (intr) (of a horse) to injure the leg just above the hoof by a blow from the opposite foot31. cut a caper cut capers a. to skip or jump playfullyb. to act or behave playfully; frolic32. cut both ways a. to have both good and bad effectsb. to affect both sides of something, as two parties in an argument, etc33. cut a dash to behave or dress showily or strikingly; make a stylish impression34. cut a person dead informal to ignore a person completely35. cut a good figure to appear or behave well36. cut a poor figure to appear or behave badly37. cut and run informal to make a rapid escape38. cut it slang be successful in doing something39. cut it fine informal to allow little margin of time, space, etc40. cut corners to do something in the easiest or shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards: we could finish this project early only if we cut corners. 41. cut loose to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc42. cut no ice informal to fail to make an impression43. cut one's losses to give up spending time, money, or energy on an unprofitable or unsuccessful activity44. cut one's teeth on informal a. to use at an early age or stageb. to practise onadj45. detached, divided, or separated by cutting46. (Botany) botany incised or divided: cut leaves. 47. made, shaped, or fashioned by cutting48. reduced or diminished by or as if by cutting: cut prices. 49. (Veterinary Science) gelded or castrated50. weakened or diluted51. Brit a slang word for drunk52. hurt; resentful53. cut and dried informal settled or arranged in advance54. (Cookery) cut lunch Austral and NZ a sandwich lunch carried from home to work, school, etcn55. the act of cutting56. a stroke or incision made by cutting; gash57. (Cookery) a piece or part cut off, esp a section of food cut from the whole: a cut of meat. 58. the edge of anything cut or sliced59. a passage, channel, path, etc, cut or hollowed out60. an omission or deletion, esp in a text, film, or play61. a reduction in price, salary, etc62. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a decrease in government finance in a particular department or area, usually leading to a reduction of services, staff numbers, etc63. (Electrical Engineering) short for power cut64. (Forestry) chiefly US and Canadian a quantity of timber cut during a specific time or operation65. informal a portion or share66. informal a straw, slip of paper, etc, used in drawing lots67. (Clothing & Fashion) the manner or style in which a thing, esp a garment, is cut; fashion68. a. Irish informal a person's general appearance: I didn't like the cut of him. b. Irish derogatory a dirty or untidy condition: look at the cut of your shoes. 69. a direct route; short cut70. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the US name for block¹⁵71. (Individual Sports, other than specified) sport the spin of a cut ball72. (Cricket) cricket a stroke made with the bat in a roughly horizontal position73. (Film) films an immediate transition from one shot to the next, brought about by splicing the two shots together74. (Music, other) informal an individual piece of music on a record; track75. words or an action that hurt another person's feelings76. a refusal to recognize an acquaintance; snub77. (Education) informal chiefly US an unauthorized absence, esp from a school class78. (Chemistry) chem a fraction obtained in distillation, as in oil refining79. (General Engineering) the metal removed in a single pass of a machine tool80. (Tools) a. the shape of the teeth of a fileb. their coarseness or fineness81. (Civil Engineering) Brit a stretch of water, esp a canal82. a cut above informal superior (to); better (than)83. (Golf) make the cut golf to better or equal the required score after two rounds in a strokeplay tournament, thus avoiding elimination from the final two rounds84. (Golf) miss the cut golf to achieve a greater score after the first two rounds of a strokeplay tournament than that required to play in the remaining two rounds[C13: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian kutte to cut, Icelandic kuti small knife]

cut

(kʌt)

v. cut, cut•ting,
adj., n. v.t. 1. to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object. 2. to divide with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope. 3. to detach or remove with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; lop off; extract: to cut a slice of bread; to cut an article from the newspaper. 4. to hew or saw down; fell: to cut timber. 5. to trim by clipping, shearing, paring, or pruning: to cut hair. 6. to mow; reap; harvest: to cut grain. 7. to abridge or shorten; edit by omitting parts: to cut a speech. 8. to lower, reduce, diminish, or curtail: to cut prices. 9. to dilute or adulterate: to cut whiskey. 10. to dissolve: a detergent that cuts grease. 11. to intersect; cross. 12. Informal. to cease; discontinue: Cut the kidding. 13. to halt the running of, as a liquid or an engine; stop. 14. to grow (a tooth) through the gum. 15. to type or write on (a stencil) for mimeographing. 16. to make or fashion by cutting, as a statue, jewel, or garment. 17. to produce a pattern in (glass) by grinding and polishing. 18. to refuse to recognize socially; shun: Her friends began to cut her. 19. to strike sharply, as with a whip. 20. to absent oneself from: to cut classes. 21. a. to stop (a scene or shot being filmed). b. to edit (a film). 22. to wound the feelings of severely. 23. a. to divide (a pack of cards) at random into two or more parts, as by removing cards from the top. b. to take (a card) from a deck. 24. a. to record a selection on (a phonograph record or magnetic tape). b. to make a recording of (a song, album of music, etc.). 25. to castrate or geld. 26. to hit (a ball) so as to change the course and often to cause spin. 27. to hollow out; excavate; dig: to cut a trench. 28. to perform or make: to cut capers; to cut a deal. 29. Computers. to remove (an object) from a file for storage in a buffer. v.i. 30. to penetrate or divide something, as with a sharp-edged instrument. 31. to admit of being cut. 32. to move or cross, esp. in the most direct way: to cut across an empty lot. 33. a. to shift suddenly from one film or television shot to another. b. to stop the action of a scene (used as a command by a director). 34. to make a sudden or sharp change in direction; swerve: We cut to the left. 35. to strike a person, animal, etc., sharply, as with a whip. 36. to wound the feelings severely: His criticism cut deep. 37. to cut a pack of cards. 38. Informal. to leave hastily. 39. (of a horse) to interfere. 40. Computers. to remove an object from a file for storage in a buffer. 41. cut across, to go beyond considerations of; transcend: a tax program that cuts across party lines. 42. cut back, a. to shorten by cutting off the end. b. to curtail or discontinue: to cut back steel production. c. to return to an earlier event, as in the plot of a novel. d. Football. to reverse direction suddenly by moving in the diagonally opposite course. 43. cut down, a. Also, cut down on. to lessen or curtail; decrease: to cut down on snacks. b. to strike and cause to fall. c. to destroy, kill, or disable: The hurricane cut down everything in its path. d. to remodel or reduce in size, as a garment. 44. cut in, a. to move or thrust oneself, a vehicle, etc., abruptly between others. b. to interpose; interrupt: to cut in with a remark. c. to interrupt a dancing couple in order to dance with one of them. d. to include, as in a business deal or card game. e. to blend (shortening) into flour by means of a knife. 45. cut off, a. to intercept. b. to interrupt. c. to stop suddenly; discontinue. d. to halt the operation of; turn off. e. to shut off or shut out. f. to disinherit. g. to sever; separate. 46. cut out, a. to omit, delete, or remove; excise. b. to form by or as if by cutting. c. to refrain from; discontinue; stop: to cut out smoking. d. to oust and replace a rival; supplant. e. to part an animal from a herd. f. to plan; arrange: You have your work cut out for you. g. to move out of one's lane of traffic. h. Slang. to leave suddenly. i. (of an engine, machine, etc.) to stop running. 47. cut up, a. to cut into pieces or sections. b. to lacerate; wound. c. to distress mentally; injure. d. Informal. to play pranks; misbehave. adj. 48. divided into pieces or detached by cutting: cut flowers. 49. fashioned by cutting; having the surface shaped or ornamented by grinding, polishing, etc.: cut diamonds. 50. reduced by or as if by cutting: cut prices. 51. indented or cleft, as a leaf. 52. Slang. drunk. n. 53. the result of cutting, as an incision, wound, passage, or channel. 54. the act of cutting; a stroke or blow, as with a knife or whip. 55. a piece cut off. 56. a share, esp. of earnings or profits: an agent's cut. 57. a haircut, often with a styling. 58. a reduction in price, salary, etc. 59. the manner or fashion in which anything is cut: the cut of a dress. 60. style; manner; kind: a man of his cut. 61. a passage or course straight across or through: a cut through the woods. 62. an excision or omission of a part. 63. a part or quantity of text deleted or omitted. 64. a quantity cut, esp. of lumber. 65. a refusal to recognize an acquaintance. 66. an act, speech, etc., that wounds the feelings. 67. an engraved plate or block of wood used for printing. 68. a printed picture or illustration. 69. an absence, as from a class, at which attendance is required. 70. a part of an animal carcass usu. cut as one piece for meat. 71. a. the act of cutting a ball. b. the spin imparted. 72. a blow with the edge of the blade instead of the tip in fencing. 73. one of several pieces of straw, paper, etc., used in drawing lots. 74. a. the transition from one shot or scene to another in an edited film. b. an edited version of a film. c. an act or instance of editing a film. 75. an individual song, musical piece, etc., on a record or tape. Idioms: 1. a cut above, somewhat superior to. 2. cut a figure, to give a certain impression of oneself: to cut a distinguished figure. 3. cut and run, a. to cut the anchor cable and set sail, as in an emergency. b. to leave as hurriedly as possible; flee. 4. cut both ways, to have or result in advantages as well as disadvantages. 5. cut fine, to calculate precisely, without allowing for possible error or accident. 6. cut it, Informal. to perform effectively or successfully. 7. cut off one's nose to spite one's face, to damage oneself by acting spitefully against another. 8. cut out for, fitted for; capable of: not cut out for a military career. 9. cut short, to end abruptly before completion. 10. cut to the chase, Informal. to get to the point. 11. make the cut, Informal. a. to attain a particular goal; make the grade. b. to survive an elimination process, as of a sports team: Only two of the proposals made the cut. [1175–1225; Middle English cutten, kytten, Old English *cyttan]

cut

Past participle: cut
Gerund: cutting

Imperative
cut
cut

Present
I cut
you cut
he/she/it cuts
we cut
you cut
they cut

Preterite
I cut
you cut
he/she/it cut
we cut
you cut
they cut

Present Continuous
I am cutting
you are cutting
he/she/it is cutting
we are cutting
you are cutting
they are cutting

Present Perfect
I have cut
you have cut
he/she/it has cut
we have cut
you have cut
they have cut

Past Continuous
I was cutting
you were cutting
he/she/it was cutting
we were cutting
you were cutting
they were cutting

Past Perfect
I had cut
you had cut
he/she/it had cut
we had cut
you had cut
they had cut

Future
I will cut
you will cut
he/she/it will cut
we will cut
you will cut
they will cut

Future Perfect
I will have cut
you will have cut
he/she/it will have cut
we will have cut
you will have cut
they will have cut

Future Continuous
I will be cutting
you will be cutting
he/she/it will be cutting
we will be cutting
you will be cutting
they will be cutting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cutting
you have been cutting
he/she/it has been cutting
we have been cutting
you have been cutting
they have been cutting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cutting
you will have been cutting
he/she/it will have been cutting
we will have been cutting
you will have been cutting
they will have been cutting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cutting
you had been cutting
he/she/it had been cutting
we had been cutting
you had been cutting
they had been cutting

Conditional
I would cut
you would cut
he/she/it would cut
we would cut
you would cut
they would cut

Past Conditional
I would have cut
you would have cut
he/she/it would have cut
we would have cut
you would have cut
they would have cut

cut

A rapid movement between scenes, to add pace and excitement to the narrative

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag - goods or money obtained illegallyshare, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"rake-off, vigorish - a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster
	2.	cut - (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"transition - a passage that connects a topic to one that followsjump cut - an immediate transition from one scene to another
	3.	cut - a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavationgashfurrow - a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
	4.	cut - a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest"gradation, step - relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
	5.	cut - a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"gash, slash, slicewound, lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
	6.	cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcasscut of meatroast, joint - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portionconfit - a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fatmeat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as foodchop - a small cut of meat including part of a ribchine - cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backboneleg - the limb of an animal used for foodside of meat, side - a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for foodforequarter - the front half of a side of meathindquarter - the back half of a side of meatcut of beef - cut of meat from beef cattlerib - cut of meat including one or more ribsentrecote - cut of meat taken from between the ribsshank - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the legshin bone, shin - a cut of meat from the lower part of the legbrisket - a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beefsteak - a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fishloin - a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rumpsirloin - the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rumptenderloin, undercut - the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral columnneck - a cut of meat from the neck of an animalshoulder - a cut of meat including the upper joint of the forelegcut of veal - cut of meat from a calfcut of mutton - cut of meat from a mature sheepcut of lamb - cut of meat from a lambsaddle - cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loinsrack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or muttoncut of pork - cut of meat from a hog or pig
	7.	cut - a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"stingercontumely, insult, revilement, vilification, abuse - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
	8.	cut - 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"trackexcerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
	9.	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"excision, deletionediting, redaction - putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
	10.	cut - the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
	11.	cut - a canal made by erosion or excavationcanal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
	12.	cut - a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"cold shoulder, snubrebuff, slight - a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
	13.	cut - in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"baseball swing, swingstroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
	14.	cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"undercutsquash rackets, squash racquets, squash - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled racketsbadminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a netlawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the courtstroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
	15.	cut - 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"cuttingdivision - the act or process of dividingcard game, cards - a game played with playing cards
	16.	cut - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"cuttingopening - becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"snick, nick, notch - a small cutgash, slash - a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrumentsurgical incision, incision, section - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
	17.	cut - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"cuttingsevering, severance - the act of severingdivision - the act or process of dividingdissection - cutting so as to separate into piecesscission - the act of dividing by cutting or splittingslicing - the act of cutting into slicesundercut - a cut made underneath to remove material
	18.	cut - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"cutting off, cuttingshortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"snip, clipping, clip - the act of clipping or snippinghaircut - the act of cutting the hairclipping, trimming, trim - cutting down to the desired size or shapeshearing - removing by cutting off or clipping
	19.	cut - the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing somethingbudget cut - the act of reducing budgeted expenditurespay cut, salary cut - the act of reducing a salarycost cutting - the act of cutting costsprice cut, price cutting - cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised pricespending cut - the act of reducing spendingtax cut - the act of reducing taxation; "the new administration's large tax cut was highly controversial"
	20.	cut - an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"absence - failure to be present
Verb	1.	cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"manicure - trim carefully and neatly; "manicure fingernails"scissor - cut with or as if with scissorsplane, shave - cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"slice up, slice - cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please"pink - cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewingjag - cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edgecut up, carve - cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"chip at, carve - engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark"dice, cube - cut into cubes; "cube the cheese"julienne - cut into long thin strips; "julienne the potatoes"hack, chop - cut with a hacking toolundercut - cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fallhack - cut away; "he hacked his way through the forest"chop, chop up - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"fell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"chip, nick - cut a nick intonick, snick - cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"knap, break off, chip, cut off - break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"trim, pare - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"circumcise - cut the skin over the clitorischamfer, furrow, chase - cut a furrow into a columnsindent - cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"mortice, mortise - cut a hole for a tenon inmow, cut down - cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass"shear - cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb"gash, slash - cut open; "she slashed her wrists"slash, cut down - cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machetetap - cut a female screw thread with a taphob - cut with a hobdrill, bore - make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"clip, nip off, snip, snip off, nip - sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"dissect - cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"bisect - cut in half or cut in two; "bisect a line"transect - cut across or divide transversely; "the trails transect the property"trisect - cut in three; "trisect a line"whittle, pare - cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"chatter - cut unevenly with a chattering toolcut away - remove by cutting off or away; "cut away the branch that sticks out"tomahawk - cut with a tomahawksaber, sabre - cut or injure with a saberrebate - cut a rebate in (timber or stone)cradle - cut grain with a cradle scytheincise - make an incision into by carving or cuttingtrench - cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"tail, bob, dock - remove or shorten the tail of an animaldisunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"slice, slit - make a clean cut through; "slit her throat"saw - cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"lop, sever, discerp - cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"chase - cut a groove into; "chase silver"bevel, chamfer - cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"crosscut, cut across - cut using a diagonal linerip - cut (wood) along the graincut up, carve - cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"knap, break off, chip, cut off - break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"cut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
	2.	cut - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut back, trim, bring downshorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"spill - reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)quench - reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substancecut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"retrench - make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"slash - cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants"thin - make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"detract, take away - take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"inflate - increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"downsize - reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff"subtract - take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"knock off, shave - cut the price of
	3.	cut - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"curve, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veerturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"peel off - leave a formationyaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
	4.	cut - make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"cut - allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
	5.	cut - discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"discharge, free - free from obligations or duties
	6.	cut - form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"cut - form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"blast - make with or as if with an explosion; "blast a tunnel through the Alps"
	7.	cut - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"tailorfashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behaviorgore - cut into gores; "gore a skirt"design - create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"
	8.	cut - hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionhit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	9.	cut - make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"make out, write out, issuewrite - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"check - write out a check on a bank account
	10.	cut - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"edit out, editalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
	11.	cut - intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"skipmiss - fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"bunk off, play hooky - play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays hooky"
	12.	cut - be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"hackget by, grapple, make do, cope, manage, contend, deal, make out - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
	13.	cut - give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
	14.	cut - move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fistsmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	15.	cut - pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"cut - pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
	16.	cut - pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"move through, pass across, pass through, transit, pass over - make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert"cut - pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
	17.	cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"cut - stop filming; "cut a movie scene"cut away - move quickly to another scene or focus when filming; "`cut away now!' the director shouted"cut to - move to another scene when filming; "The camera cut to the sky"
	18.	cut - stop filming; "cut a movie scene"stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"
	19.	cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"record, tape - register electronically; "They recorded her singing"cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
	20.	cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"record, tape - register electronically; "They recorded her singing"burn, cut - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"
	21.	cut - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"burnproduce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
	22.	cut - form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"cut - form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
	23.	cut - perform or carry out; "cut a caper"perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
	24.	cut - function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"function, operate, work, run, go - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
	25.	cut - allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"cut - make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	26.	cut - divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"shuffle, mix, ruffle - mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"
	27.	cut - 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 outkill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
	28.	cut - reap or harvest; "cut grain"glean, harvest, reap - gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
	29.	cut - fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"fell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
	30.	cut - penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
	31.	cut - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"disregard, ignore, snubdo by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
	32.	cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"shorten - make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"shave, trim - cut closely; "trim my beard"French - cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking; "French the potatoes"crop - cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short"
	33.	cut - weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"prune, rationalize, rationalisedo away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish - terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"curtail, restrict, curb, cut back - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"cut out - delete or remove; "Cut out the extra text"; "cut out the newspaper article"
	34.	cut - dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"dissolve, break up, resolve - cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
	35.	cut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	36.	cut - cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"cut offcut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
	37.	cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reducebowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, castrate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"edit out, edit, cut - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"condense, concentrate, digest - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	38.	cut - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"dilute, thin, thin out, reduceweaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"water down - make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture"
	39.	cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
	40.	cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
	41.	cut - cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse"gelddemasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate - remove the testicles of a male animal
Adj.	1.	cut - 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"uncut - not cut
	2.	cut - fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"uncut, rough - not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones"
	3.	cut - with parts removed; "the drastically cut film"shortenedabridged - (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"
	4.	cut - made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"trimmed
	5.	cut - (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay"mownbotany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
	6.	cut - (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book"uncut - (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge; "a book with its leaves still uncut"
	7.	cut - (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse"emasculated, geldedcastrated, unsexed - deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
	8.	cut - (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers"slasheddecreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree
	9.	cut - mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"thinned, weakeneddilute, diluted - reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"

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verb1. slit, saw, score, nick, slice, slash, pierce, hack, penetrate, notch Thieves cut a hole in the fence. You can hear the saw as it cuts through the bone.2. chop, split, divide, slice, segment, dissect, cleave, part Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.3. carve, slice Mr Long was cutting himself a piece of the cake.4. sever, cut in two, sunder I cut the rope with scissors.5. shape, carve, engrave, chisel, form, score, fashion, chip, sculpture, whittle, sculpt, inscribe, hew Geometric motifs are cut into the stone walls.6. slash, nick, wound, lance, gash, lacerate, incise I cut myself shaving.7. clip, mow, trim, dock, prune, snip, pare, lop The previous tenants hadn't even cut the grass.8. trim, shave, hack, snip She cut his ragged hair and shaved off his beard.9. reduce, lower, slim (down), diminish, slash, decrease, cut back, rationalize, ease up on, downsize The first priority is to cut costs.
reduce increase, expand, enlarge, augment10. abridge, edit, shorten, curtail, condense, abbreviate, précis He has cut the play judiciously.
abridge extend, add to, fill out, expand on, enlarge on11. delete, take out, excise, edit out, expurgate The audience wants more music and less drama, so we've cut some scenes.12. stop, suspend, interrupt, discontinue They used pressure tactics such as cutting food and water supplies.13. hurt, wound, upset, sting, grieve, pain, hurt someone's feelings The personal criticism has cut him deeply.14. (Informal) ignore, avoid, slight, blank (slang), snub, spurn, freeze (someone) out (informal), cold-shoulder, turn your back on, send to Coventry, look straight through (someone) She just cut me in the street.
ignore receive, greet, embrace, hail, welcome with open arms, accept gladly15. cross, interrupt, intersect, bisect a straight line that cuts the vertical axisnoun1. incision, nick, rent, stroke, rip, slash, groove, slit, snip The operation involves making several cuts in the cornea.2. gash, nick, wound, slash, graze, laceration He had sustained a cut on his left eyebrow.3. reduction, fall, lowering, slash, decrease, cutback, diminution The economy needs an immediate 2 per cent cut in interest rates.4. (Informal) share, piece, slice, percentage, portion, kickback (chiefly U.S.), rake-off (slang) The lawyers, of course, will take their cut of the profits.5. style, look, form, fashion, shape, mode, configuration The cut of her clothes made her look slimmer and taller.a cut above something or someone (Informal) superior to, better than, more efficient than, more reliable than, streets ahead of, more useful than, more capable than, more competent than He's a cut above the usual boys she goes out with.cut and dried (Informal) clear-cut, settled, fixed, organized, automatic, sorted out (informal), predetermined, prearranged We are aiming for guidelines, not cut and dried answers.cut in interrupt, break in, butt in, interpose 'That's not true,' the duchess cut in suddenly.cut out for something suited, designed, fitted, suitable, adapted, equipped, adequate, eligible, competent, qualified She wasn't cut out for motherhood.cut someone down kill, take out (slang), massacre, slaughter, dispatch, slay (archaic), blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), mow down He was cut down in a hail of bullets.cut someone down to size make (someone) look small, humble, humiliate, bring low, take (someone) down a peg (informal), abash, crush, put (someone) in their place, take the wind out of (someone's) sails It's high time someone cut that arrogant little creep down to size.cut someone off1. separate, isolate, sever, keep apart The exiles had been cut off from all contact with their homeland.2. interrupt, stop, break in, butt in, interpose 'But sir, I'm under orders to -' Clark cut him off. 'Don't argue with me.'3. disinherit, renounce, disown His father cut him off without a penny.cut someone out (Informal) exclude, eliminate, oust, displace, supersede, supplant He felt that he was being cut out of the decision-making process completely.cut someone short interrupt, stop, break in, butt in, interpose Veronica cut him short by saying, `I don't want to hear about it.'cut someone up slash, injure, wound, knife, lacerate They cut him up with a razor.cut something back1. reduce, check, lower, slash, decrease, curb, lessen, economize, downsize, retrench, draw or pull in your horns (informal) The government has cut back on defence spending.2. trim, prune, shorten Cut back the root of the bulb to within half an inch of the base.cut something down1. reduce, moderate, decrease, lessen, lower Car owners were asked to cut down their travel.2. fell, level, hew, lop A vandal with a chainsaw cut down several trees in the park.cut something off discontinue, disconnect, suspend, halt, obstruct, bring to an end The rebels have cut off the electricity supply from the capital.cut something out1. remove, extract, censor, delete, edit out All the violent scenes had been cut out of the film.2. stop, cease, refrain from, pack in, kick (informal), give up, sever You can cut that behaviour out right now.cut something short bring to an end, stop, check, halt, dock, postpone, terminate, break off, abort, pull the plug on, truncate, leave unfinished His career was cut tragically short by a car crash.cut something up chop, divide, slice, carve, dice, mince Cut the sausages up and cook them over a medium heat.cut up upset, disturbed, distressed, stricken, agitated, heartbroken, desolated, dejected, wretched Terry was very cut up by Jim's death.

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verb1. To penetrate with a sharp edge:gash, incise, pierce, slash, slit.2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:carve, cleave, dissever, sever, slice, slit, split.3. To bring down, as with a saw or ax.Also used with down:chop down, fell, hew.4. To turn aside sharply from a straight course:chop, sheer, skew, slue, swerve, veer.Nautical: yaw.5. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:chop, clip, crop, cut back, cut down, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate.6. To lessen the strength of by or as if by admixture:attenuate, dilute, thin, water (down), weaken.7. To slight (someone) deliberately:rebuff, shun, snub, spurn.Informal: coldshoulder.Idioms: close the door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on.8. To fail to attend on purpose:truant.Informal: skip.Idioms: go AWOL, play hooky.phrasal verb
cut acrossTo pass through or over:crisscross, cross, crosscut, decussate, intersect.phrasal verb
cut backTo decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:chop, clip, crop, cut, cut down, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate.phrasal verb
cut down1. To cause the death of:carry off, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill, slay.Slang: waste, zap.Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.2. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:bring down, down, drop, fell, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw.Slang: deck.Idiom: lay low.3. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:chop, clip, crop, cut, cut back, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate.phrasal verb
cut in1. To force or come in as an improper or unwanted element:horn in, intrude, obtrude.2. To interject remarks or questions into another's discourse:break in, chime in, chip in, interrupt.phrasal verb
cut off1. To set apart from a group:close off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester.2. To cause the death of:carry off, cut down, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill, slay.Slang: waste, zap.Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.3. To block the progress of and force to change direction:head off, intercept.phrasal verb
cut out1. To take the place of (another) against the other's will:displace, supplant.2. To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example):break, give up, leave off, stop.Slang: kick.3. Informal. To move or proceed away from a place:depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw.Informal: push off, shove off.Slang: blow, split, take off.Idioms: hit the road, take leave.phrasal verb
cut up1. Informal. To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion:act up, carry on, misbehave.Informal: horse around.2. Informal. To find fault with:blame, censure, criticize, fault, rap.Informal: pan.Slang: knock.noun1. The result of cutting:gash, incision, slash, slice, slit, split.2. A part severed from a whole:piece, portion, section, segment, slice.3. The act or process of decreasing:abatement, curtailment, cutback, decrease, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drain, reduction, slash, slowdown, taper.4. Informal. That which is allotted:allocation, allotment, allowance, dole, lot, measure, part, portion, quantum, quota, ration, share, split.Slang: divvy.5. A deliberate slight:rebuff, snub, spurn.Informal: cold shoulder, go-by.6. An unexcused absence:truancy, truantry.Informal: hooky.

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切切下的肉块切口切开切断

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(kat) – present participle ˈcutting: past tense past participle cut – verb1. to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge. He cut the paper with a pair of scissors. 切，割，剪 2. to separate or divide by cutting. She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.切开3. to make by cutting. She cut a hole in the cloth.剪开4. to shorten by cutting; to trim. to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.剪短5. to reduce. They cut my wages by ten per cent.削减6. to remove. They cut several passages from the film.剪辑7. to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of). I cut my hand on a piece of glass.割破8. to divide (a pack of cards). 切牌9. to stop. When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!' （电影拍摄时）停拍 10. to take a short route or way. He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.抄近路11. to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure). An axis cuts a circle in two places. 相交，相切 12. to stay away from (a class, lecture etc). He cut school and went to the cinema.旷课13. (also cut dead) to ignore completely. She cut me dead in the High Street.假装没看见 noun1. the result of an act of cutting. a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices. 伤口，切断，削减 2. the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc. the cut of the jacket.裁剪3. a piece of meat cut from an animal. a cut of beef.切下的肉块ˈcutter noun1. a person or thing that cuts. a wood-cutter; a glass-cutter. 切割者，用于切割的器械 2. a type of small sailing ship. 小汽艇ˈcutting noun1. a piece of plant cut off and replanted to form another plant. 插条，插枝 2. an article cut out from a newspaper etc. She collects cuttings about the Royal Family.剪报3. a trench dug through a hillside etc, in which a railway, road etc is built. （筑路时排除障碍物的）开挖的堑沟，路堑 adjective insulting or offending. a cutting remark.尖刻的cut glass glass with ornamental patterns cut on the surface, used for drinking glasses etc. 雕花玻璃杯ˈcut-price cheaper than normal. cut-price goods; a cut-price store.减价的ˈcut-throat noun a murderer. 凶手，谋杀者 adjective fierce; ruthless. cut-throat business competition.无情的a cut above (obviously) better than. He's a cut above the average engineer. 优于，好于 cut and dried fixed and definite. cut-and-dried opinions.已成定局的cut back to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun ˈcutback) 削减cut both ways to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc. That argument cuts both ways! （议论）对双方都起作用，两面都说得通 cut a dash to have a smart or striking appearance. He cuts a dash in his purple suit.大出风头cut down1. to cause to fall by cutting. He has cut down the apple tree.砍倒2. to reduce (an amount taken etc). I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.削减cut in to interrupt. She cut in with a remark.插嘴cut it fine to allow barely enough time, money etc for something that must be done. 扣得很紧，几乎不留余地 cut no ice to have no effect. This sort of flattery cuts no ice with me. 不起作用，无效 cut off1. to interrupt or break a telephone connection. I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.电话线路被切断2. to separate. They were cut off from the rest of the army.使隔绝3. to stop or prevent delivery of. They've cut off our supplies of coal. 中止，中断 cut one's losses to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable. 趁早收手（赶紧脱手免受损失），認賠出場 cut one's teeth to grow one's first teeth. The baby's cutting his first tooth. 长出牙齿，初试牛刀 cut out1. to stop working, sometimes because of a safety device. The engines cut out (noun ˈcut-out).停止工作2. to stop. I've cut out smoking. 戒除，放弃 cut short1. to make shorter than intended. He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.缩短2. to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them. I tried to apologize but he cut me short.打断某人的谈话

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→ 切zhCN, 切口zhCN, 割伤zhCN

I've been cut off → 线路断了
A cut and blow-dry, please → 剪短加吹风
Don't cut too much off → 不要剪得太短
Have you cut my type of hair before? → 你以前理过我这种发型吗？
He's cut himself (US)
He has cut himself (UK) → 他割伤了自己

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Synonyms for cut

verb slit

Synonyms

slit
saw
score
nick
slice
slash
pierce
hack
penetrate
notch

verb chop

Synonyms

chop
split
divide
slice
segment
dissect
cleave
part

verb carve

Synonyms

carve
slice

verb sever

Synonyms

sever
cut in two
sunder

verb shape

Synonyms

shape
carve
engrave
chisel
form
score
fashion
chip
sculpture
whittle
sculpt
inscribe
hew

verb slash

Synonyms

slash
nick
wound
lance
gash
lacerate
incise

verb clip

Synonyms

clip
mow
trim
dock
prune
snip
pare
lop

verb trim

Synonyms

trim
shave
hack
snip

verb reduce

Synonyms

reduce
lower
slim (down)
diminish
slash
decrease
cut back
rationalize
ease up on
downsize

Antonyms

increase
expand
enlarge
augment

verb abridge

Synonyms

abridge
edit
shorten
curtail
condense
abbreviate
précis

Antonyms

extend
add to
fill out
expand on
enlarge on

verb delete

Synonyms

delete
take out
excise
edit out
expurgate

verb stop

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stop
suspend
interrupt
discontinue

verb hurt

Synonyms

hurt
wound
upset
sting
grieve
pain
hurt someone's feelings

verb ignore

Synonyms

ignore
avoid
slight
blank
snub
spurn
freeze (someone) out
cold-shoulder
turn your back on
send to Coventry
look straight through (someone)

Antonyms

receive
greet
embrace
hail
welcome with open arms
accept gladly

verb cross

Synonyms

cross
interrupt
intersect
bisect

noun incision

Synonyms

incision
nick
rent
stroke
rip
slash
groove
slit
snip

noun gash

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gash
nick
wound
slash
graze
laceration

noun reduction

Synonyms

reduction
fall
lowering
slash
decrease
cutback
diminution

noun share

Synonyms

share
piece
slice
percentage
portion
kickback
rake-off

noun style

Synonyms

style
look
form
fashion
shape
mode
configuration

phrase a cut above something or someone

Synonyms

superior to
better than
more efficient than
more reliable than
streets ahead of
more useful than
more capable than
more competent than

phrase cut and dried

Synonyms

clear-cut
settled
fixed
organized
automatic
sorted out
predetermined
prearranged

phrase cut in

Synonyms

interrupt
break in
butt in
interpose

phrase cut out for something

Synonyms

suited
designed
fitted
suitable
adapted
equipped
adequate
eligible
competent
qualified

phrase cut someone down

Synonyms

kill
take out
massacre
slaughter
dispatch
slay
blow away
mow down

phrase cut someone down to size

Synonyms

make (someone) look small
humble
humiliate
bring low
take (someone) down a peg
abash
crush
put (someone) in their place
take the wind out of (someone's) sails

phrase cut someone off: separate

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separate
isolate
sever
keep apart

phrase cut someone off: interrupt

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interrupt
stop
break in
butt in
interpose

phrase cut someone off: disinherit

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disinherit
renounce
disown

phrase cut someone out

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exclude
eliminate
oust
displace
supersede
supplant

phrase cut someone short

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interrupt
stop
break in
butt in
interpose

phrase cut someone up

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slash
injure
wound
knife
lacerate

phrase cut something back: reduce

Synonyms

reduce
check
lower
slash
decrease
curb
lessen
economize
downsize
retrench
draw or pull in your horns

phrase cut something back: trim

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trim
prune
shorten

phrase cut something down: reduce

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reduce
moderate
decrease
lessen
lower

phrase cut something down: fell

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fell
level
hew
lop

phrase cut something off

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discontinue
disconnect
suspend
halt
obstruct
bring to an end

phrase cut something out: remove

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remove
extract
censor
delete
edit out

phrase cut something out: stop

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stop
cease
refrain from
pack in
kick
give up
sever

phrase cut something short

Synonyms

bring to an end
stop
check
halt
dock
postpone
terminate
break off
abort
pull the plug on
truncate
leave unfinished

phrase cut something up

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chop
divide
slice
carve
dice
mince

phrase cut up

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upset
disturbed
distressed
stricken
agitated
heartbroken
desolated
dejected
wretched

Synonyms for cut

verb to penetrate with a sharp edge

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gash
incise
pierce
slash
slit

verb to separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument

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carve
cleave
dissever
sever
slice
slit
split

verb to bring down, as with a saw or ax

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chop down
fell
hew

verb to turn aside sharply from a straight course

Synonyms

chop
sheer
skew
slue
swerve
veer
yaw

verb to decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising

Synonyms

chop
clip
crop
cut back
cut down
lop
lower
pare
prune
shear
slash
trim
truncate

verb to lessen the strength of by or as if by admixture

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attenuate
dilute
thin
water
weaken

verb to slight (someone) deliberately

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rebuff
shun
snub
spurn
coldshoulder

verb to fail to attend on purpose

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truant
skip

phrase cut across: to pass through or over

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crisscross
cross
crosscut
decussate
intersect

phrase cut back: to decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising

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chop
clip
crop
cut
cut down
lop
lower
pare
prune
shear
slash
trim
truncate

phrase cut down: to cause the death of

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carry off
cut off
destroy
dispatch
finish
kill
slay
waste
zap

phrase cut down: to cause to fall, as from a shot or blow

Synonyms

bring down
down
drop
fell
flatten
floor
ground
knock down
level
prostrate
strike down
throw
deck

phrase cut down: to decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising

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chop
clip
crop
cut
cut back
lop
lower
pare
prune
shear
slash
trim
truncate

phrase cut in: to force or come in as an improper or unwanted element

Synonyms

horn in
intrude
obtrude

phrase cut in: to interject remarks or questions into another's discourse

Synonyms

break in
chime in
chip in
interrupt

phrase cut off: to set apart from a group

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close off
insulate
isolate
seclude
segregate
separate
sequester

phrase cut off: to cause the death of

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carry off
cut down
destroy
dispatch
finish
kill
slay
waste
zap

phrase cut off: to block the progress of and force to change direction

Synonyms

head off
intercept

phrase cut out: to take the place of (another) against the other's will

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displace
supplant

phrase cut out: to desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example)

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break
give up
leave off
stop
kick

phrase cut out: to move or proceed away from a place

Synonyms

depart
exit
get away
get off
go
go away
leave
pull out
quit
retire
run
withdraw
push off
shove off
blow
split
take off

phrase cut up: to behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion

Synonyms

act up
carry on
misbehave
horse around

phrase cut up: to find fault with

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blame
censure
criticize
fault
rap
pan
knock

noun the result of cutting

Synonyms

gash
incision
slash
slice
slit
split

noun a part severed from a whole

Synonyms

piece
portion
section
segment
slice

noun the act or process of decreasing

Synonyms

abatement
curtailment
cutback
decrease
decrement
diminishment
diminution
drain
reduction
slash
slowdown
taper

noun that which is allotted

Synonyms

allocation
allotment
allowance
dole
lot
measure
part
portion
quantum
quota
ration
share
split
divvy

noun a deliberate slight

Synonyms

rebuff
snub
spurn
cold shoulder
go-by

noun an unexcused absence

Synonyms

truancy
truantry
hooky

Synonyms for cut

noun a share of the profits

Related Words

booty
dirty money
loot
pillage
plunder
prize
swag
share
percentage
portion
part
rake-off
vigorish

noun (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

Related Words

transition
jump cut

noun a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

Synonyms

gash

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furrow

noun a step on some scale

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gradation
step

noun a wound made by cutting

Synonyms

gash
slash
slice

Related Words

wound
lesion

noun a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

Synonyms

cut of meat

Related Words

roast
joint
confit
meat
chop
chine
leg
side of meat
side
forequarter
hindquarter
cut of beef
rib
entrecote
shank
shin bone
shin
brisket
steak
loin
sirloin
tenderloin
undercut
neck
shoulder
cut of veal
cut of mutton
cut of lamb
saddle
rack
cut of pork

noun a remark capable of wounding mentally

Synonyms

stinger

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contumely
insult
revilement
vilification
abuse

noun a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

Synonyms

track

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excerpt
excerption
extract
selection

noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

Synonyms

excision
deletion

Related Words

editing
redaction

noun the style in which a garment is cut

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fashion

noun a canal made by erosion or excavation

Related Words

canal

noun a refusal to recognize someone you know

Synonyms

cold shoulder
snub

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rebuff
slight

noun in baseball

Synonyms

baseball swing
swing

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stroke
shot

noun (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

Synonyms

undercut

Related Words

squash rackets
squash racquets
squash
badminton
lawn tennis
tennis
stroke
shot

noun the division of a deck of cards before dealing

Synonyms

cutting

Related Words

division
card game
cards

noun the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

Synonyms

cutting

Related Words

opening
snick
nick
notch
gash
slash
surgical incision
incision
section

noun the act of cutting something into parts

Synonyms

cutting

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severing
severance
division
dissection
scission
slicing
undercut

noun the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

Synonyms

cutting off
cutting

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shortening
snip
clipping
clip
haircut
trimming
trim
shearing

noun the act of reducing the amount or number

Related Words

reduction
step-down
diminution
decrease
budget cut
pay cut
salary cut
cost cutting
price cut
price cutting
spending cut
tax cut

noun an unexcused absence from class

Related Words

absence

verb separate with or as if with an instrument

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manicure
scissor
plane
shave
slice up
slice
pink
jag
cut up
carve
chip at
dice
cube
julienne
hack
chop
undercut
chop up
fell
strike down
cut down
drop
chip
nick
snick
knap
break off
cut off
trim
pare
circumcise
chamfer
furrow
chase
indent
mortice
mortise
mow
shear
gash
slash
tap
hob
drill
bore
clip
nip off
snip
snip off
nip
dissect
bisect
transect
trisect
whittle
chatter
cut away
tomahawk
saber
sabre
rebate
cradle
incise
trench
tail
bob
dock
disunite
separate
part
divide
slit
saw
lop
sever
discerp
bevel
crosscut
cut across
rip
cut into
delve
dig
turn over
scratch out
cut out

verb cut down on

Synonyms

cut down
reduce
trim back
trim down
cut back
trim
bring down

Related Words

shorten
spill
quench
cut
retrench
slash
thin out
thin
minify
decrease
lessen
detract
take away
deflate
inflate
downsize
subtract
knock off
shave

verb turn sharply

Synonyms

curve
sheer
slew
slue
swerve
trend
veer

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turn
peel off
yaw

verb make an incision or separation

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verb discharge from a group

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discharge
free

verb form by probing, penetrating, or digging

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create
make
cut
blast

verb style and tailor in a certain fashion

Synonyms

tailor

Related Words

fashion
gore
design

verb hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

Related Words

athletics
sport
hit

verb make out and issue

Synonyms

make out
write out
issue

Related Words

write
check

verb cut and assemble the components of

Synonyms

edit out
edit

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alter
change
modify
abbreviate
abridge
foreshorten
shorten
contract
reduce
cut

verb intentionally fail to attend

Synonyms

skip

Related Words

miss
bunk off
play hooky

verb be able to manage or manage successfully

Synonyms

hack

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get by
grapple
make do
cope
manage
contend
deal
make out

verb give the appearance or impression of

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appear
seem
look

verb move (one's fist)

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boxing
pugilism
fisticuffs
move

verb pass directly and often in haste

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cut
go across
pass
go through

verb pass through or across

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move through
pass across
pass through
transit
pass over
cut

verb make an abrupt change of image or sound

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switch
change
shift
cut
cut away
cut to

verb stop filming

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stop
cut

verb make a recording of

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record
tape
cut

verb record a performance on (a medium)

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record
tape
burn
cut

verb create by duplicating data

Synonyms

burn

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produce
create
make
cut

verb form or shape by cutting or incising

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create
make
cut

verb perform or carry out

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perform
do
execute

verb function as a cutting instrument

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function
operate
work
run
go

verb allow incision or separation

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verb divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

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shuffle
mix
ruffle

verb cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

Synonyms

switch off
turn off
turn out

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kill
flip
switch
throw

verb reap or harvest

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glean
harvest
reap

verb fell by sawing

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fell
strike down
cut down
drop

verb penetrate injuriously

Related Words

penetrate
perforate

verb refuse to acknowledge

Synonyms

disregard
ignore
snub

Related Words

do by
treat
handle

verb shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

Related Words

shorten
shave
trim
French
crop

verb weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

Synonyms

prune
rationalize
rationalise

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do away with
eliminate
get rid of
extinguish
curtail
restrict
curb
cut back
cut down
reduce
trim back
trim down
cut
trim
bring down
cut out

verb dissolve by breaking down the fat of

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dissolve
break up
resolve

verb have a reducing effect

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cut down
reduce
trim back
trim down
cut
cut back
trim
bring down
minify
decrease
lessen

verb cease, stop

Synonyms

cut off

Related Words

cut off
disrupt
interrupt
break up

verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Synonyms

abbreviate
abridge
foreshorten
shorten
contract
reduce

Related Words

bowdlerise
bowdlerize
expurgate
castrate
shorten
edit out
edit
cut
condense
concentrate
digest
minify
decrease
lessen

verb lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

Synonyms

dilute
thin
thin out
reduce

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weaken
water down

verb have grow through the gums

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acquire
develop
produce
grow
get
cut

verb grow through the gums

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cut
grow

verb cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

Synonyms

geld

Related Words

demasculinise
demasculinize
emasculate
castrate

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cuts

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verb sever

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verb shape

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verb clip

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verb trim

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verb delete

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verb stop

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verb hurt

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noun reduction

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