Overview of noun cut

The noun cut has 20 senses

• cut -- (a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings")


• cut -- ((film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt")


• cut, gash -- (a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)


• cut -- (a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest")


• cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")


• cut, cut of meat -- (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)


• stinger, cut -- (a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all")


• cut, track -- (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")


• deletion, excision, 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")


• cut -- (the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut")


• cut -- (a canal made by erosion or excavation)


• snub, cut, cold shoulder -- (a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional")


• baseball swing, swing, cut -- (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball")


• cut, undercut -- ((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player")


• cut, cutting -- (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")


• cut, cutting -- (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels")


• cut, cutting -- (the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess")


• cut, cutting, cutting off -- (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut")


• cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")


• cut -- (an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class")

Overview of verb cut

The verb cut has 41 senses

• cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")


• reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down -- (cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits")


• swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")


• cut -- (make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line")


• cut -- (discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team")


• cut -- (form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face")


• cut, tailor -- (style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress")


• cut -- (hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball")


• write out, issue, make out, cut -- (make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me")


• edit, cut, edit out -- (cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape")


• cut, skip -- (intentionally fail to attend; "cut class")


• hack, cut -- (be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office")


• cut -- (give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure")


• cut -- (move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin")


• 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")


• cut -- (make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another")


• cut -- (stop filming; "cut a movie scene")


• cut -- (make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again")


• cut -- (record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record")


• cut, burn -- (create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD")


• cut -- (form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls")


• cut -- (perform or carry out; "cut a caper")


• cut -- (function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well")


• cut -- (allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily")


• 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")


• switch off, cut, turn off, turn out -- (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights")


• cut -- (reap or harvest; "cut grain")


• cut -- (fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia")


• cut -- (penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead")


• ignore, disregard, snub, cut -- (refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting")


• cut -- (shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair")


• cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise -- (weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet")


• cut -- (dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease")


• cut -- (have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings")


• cut, cut off -- (cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation")


• abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")


• dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut -- (lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon")


• cut -- (have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth")


• cut -- (grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting")


• geld, cut -- (cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse")

Overview of adj cut

The adj cut has 9 senses

• 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")


• cut -- (fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet")


• cut, shortened -- (with parts removed; "the drastically cut film")


• trimmed, cut -- (made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair")


• mown, cut -- ((used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay")


• cut -- ((of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book")


• cut, emasculated, gelded -- ((of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse")


• cut, slashed -- ((used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers")


• cut, thinned, weakened -- (mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup")