Overview of noun cut-in

The noun cut-in has 2 senses

• cut-in, insert -- ((broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program)


• cut-in, insert -- ((film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film)

The noun cutin has 1 sense

• cutin -- ((biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids)

Overview of verb cut-in

The verb cut in has 5 senses

• cut in -- (allow someone to have a share or profit)


• cut in -- (drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably)


• chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break in -- (break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation")


• cut in -- (interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner; "Jim always cuts in!")


• cut in -- (mix in with cutting motions)