Cut

noun
kət

Adjective

  • mixed with water

    sold cut whiskey

    Similar:ThinnedWeakened
  • with parts removed

    the drastically cut film

    Similar:Shortened
  • (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

    a cut horse

    Similar:EmasculatedGelded
  • fashioned or shaped by cutting

    a well-cut suit

    cut diamonds

    cut velvet

  • 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

  • made neat and tidy by trimming

    Similar:Trimmed
  • (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

    Similar:Slashed
  • (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

    Similar:Mown

Noun

  • the act of cutting something into parts

    his cuts were skillful

    his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess

    Similar:Cutting
    Type of:Division
  • 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

    Similar:Cutting
    Type of:Division
  • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

    his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels

    Similar:Cutting
    Type of:Opening
  • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

    he took a vicious cut at the ball

    Similar:Swing
    Type of:StrokeShot
  • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

    the barber gave him a good cut

    Similar:Cutting
    Type of:Shortening
  • (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

    cuts do not bother a good tennis player

    Similar:Undercut
    Type of:StrokeShot
  • a wound made by cutting

    he put a bandage over the cut

    Type of:LesionWound
  • a remark capable of wounding mentally

    the unkindest cut of all

    Similar:Stinger
    Type of:RevilementContumelyAbuse
  • a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

    he played the first cut on the cd

    Similar:Track
    Type of:SelectionExcerptExtract
  • an unexcused absence from class

    he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class

    Type of:Absence
  • a share of the profits

    everyone got a cut of the earnings

    Type of:SharePercentagePart
  • a step on some scale

    he is a cut above the rest

    Type of:StepGradation
  • (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

    the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt

    Type of:Transition
  • the act of reducing the amount or number

    the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget

    Type of:DecreaseStep-downReduction
  • the style in which a garment is cut

    a dress of traditional cut

    Type of:Fashion
  • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

    Similar:DeletionExcision
    Type of:RedactionEditing
  • a refusal to recognize someone you know

    Similar:Snub
    Type of:SlightRebuff
  • a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

    Type of:Meat
  • a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

    Similar:Gash
    Type of:Furrow
  • a canal made by erosion or excavation

    Type of:Canal

Verb

  • cease, stop

    cut the noise

    We had to cut short the conversation

    Type of:DisruptInterrupt
  • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

    We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet

    Similar:PruneRationaliseRationalize
    Type of:ExtinguishEliminate
  • cut down on; make a reduction in

    The employer wants to cut back health benefits

    Similar:ReduceTrim
    Type of:LessenMinifyDecrease
  • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

    cut bourbon

    Type of:Weaken
  • cut and assemble the components of

    cut recording tape

    Similar:Edit
    Type of:ModifyAlterChange
  • refuse to acknowledge

    She cut him dead at the meeting

    Type of:HandleTreat
  • turn sharply; change direction abruptly

    The car cut to the left at the intersection

    Type of:Turn
  • be able to manage or manage successfully

    she could not cut the long days in the office

    Similar:Hack
    Type of:GrappleCopeContend
  • style and tailor in a certain fashion

    cut a dress

    Similar:Tailor
    Type of:Design
  • create by duplicating data

    cut a disk

    Similar:Burn
    Type of:MakeCreateProduce
  • make out and issue

    cut a ticket

    Similar:Issue
    Type of:Write
  • intentionally fail to attend

    cut class

    Similar:Skip
    Type of:Miss
  • cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

    cut the engine

    Type of:SwitchFlipThrow
  • divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

    Wayne cut

    She cut the deck for a long time

    Type of:RuffleShuffleMix
  • form by probing, penetrating, or digging

    cut a hole

    cut trenches

    The sweat cut little rivulets into her face

    Type of:CreateMake
  • make an abrupt change of image or sound

    cut from one scene to another

    Type of:SwitchShiftChange
  • make a recording of

    cut the songs

    She cut all of her major titles again

    Type of:RecordTape
  • allow incision or separation

    This bread cuts easily

    Type of:Be
  • discharge from a group

    The coach cut two players from the team

    Type of:FreeDischarge
  • dissolve by breaking down the fat of

    soap cuts grease

    Type of:ResolveDissolve
  • fell by sawing; hew

    The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia

    Type of:FellDrop
  • form or shape by cutting or incising

    cut paper dolls

    Type of:MakeCreate
  • function as a cutting instrument

    This knife cuts well

    Type of:OperateRunWork
  • give the appearance or impression of

    cut a nice figure

    Type of:SeemLookAppear
  • grow through the gums

    The new tooth is cutting

    Type of:Grow
  • have a reducing effect

    This cuts into my earnings

    Type of:DecreaseLessenMinify
  • have grow through the gums

    The baby cut a tooth

    Type of:ProduceAcquireDevelop
  • hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

    cut a Ping-Pong ball

    Type of:Hit
  • move (one's fist)

    his opponent cut upward toward his chin

    Type of:Move
  • pass directly and often in haste

    We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner

    Type of:Pass
  • pass through or across

    The boat cut the water

    Type of:Transit
  • penetrate injuriously

    The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead

    Type of:PerforatePenetrate
  • perform or carry out

    cut a caper

    Type of:DoPerformExecute
  • reap or harvest

    cut grain

    Type of:GleanHarvestReap
  • record a performance on (a medium)

    cut a record

    Type of:RecordTape
  • shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

    cut my hair

    Type of:Shorten
  • stop filming

    cut a movie scene

    Type of:Stop
  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

    Type of:MinifyDecreaseLessen
  • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

    Similar:Geld
    Type of:CastrateDemasculiniseEmasculate
  • make an incision or separation

    cut along the dotted line

  • separate with or as if with an instrument

    Type of:DividePartSeparate

Other

  • (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

    the cut pages of the book

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