Definitions of cut in various dictionaries:
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a share of the profits
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(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
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a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
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a step on some scale
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a wound made by cutting
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a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
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a remark capable of wounding mentally
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a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
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the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
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the style in which a garment is cut
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a canal made by erosion or excavation
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a refusal to recognize someone you know
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in baseball
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(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
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the division of a deck of cards before dealing
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the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
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the act of cutting something into parts
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the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
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the act of reducing the amount or number
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an unexcused absence from class
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separate with or as if with an instrument
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cut down on
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turn sharply
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make an incision or separation
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discharge from a group
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form by probing, penetrating, or digging
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style and tailor in a certain fashion
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hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
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make out and issue
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cut and assemble the components of
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intentionally fail to attend
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be able to manage or manage successfully
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give the appearance or impression of
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move (one's fist)
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pass directly and often in haste
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pass through or across
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make an abrupt change of image or sound
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stop filming
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make a recording of
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record a performance on (a medium)
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create by duplicating data
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form or shape by cutting or incising
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perform or carry out
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function as a cutting instrument
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allow incision or separation
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divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
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cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
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reap or harvest
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fell by sawing
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penetrate injuriously
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refuse to acknowledge
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shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
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weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
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dissolve by breaking down the fat of
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have a reducing effect
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cease, stop
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reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
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have grow through the gums
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grow through the gums
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cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
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separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
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fashioned or shaped by cutting
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with parts removed
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made neat and tidy by trimming
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(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
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(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
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(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
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(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
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mixed with water
To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
To separate into parts with or as if with a sharpedged instrument; sever: cut cloth with scissors.
To sever the edges or ends of; shorten: cut one’s hair.
To reap; harvest: cut grain.
To fell by sawing; hew.
To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums.
To form or shape by severing or incising: a doll that was cut from paper.
To form by penetrating, probing, or digging: cut a trench.
To exhibit the appearance or give the impression of: cuts a fine figure on the dance floor.
To separate from a main body; detach: cut a limb from a tree.
To discharge from a group or number: had to cut three players from the team.
To pass through or across; cross: a sailboat cutting the water.
To divide (a deck of cards) into two parts, as in completing a shuffle or in exposing a card at random.
To reduce the size, extent, or duration of; curtail or shorten: cut a payroll; cut a budget; cut the cooking time in half.
To lessen the strength of; dilute: cut whiskey with distilled water.
To dissolve by breaking down the fat of: Soap cuts grease.
To injure the feelings of; hurt keenly.
To refuse to speak to or recognize; snub: She cut me dead at the party.
To fail to attend purposely: cut a class.
To cease; stop: cut the noise; cut an engine.
To strike (a ball) so that it spins in a reverse direction.
To perform: cut a caper.
To make out and issue: cut a check to cover travel expenses.
To be able to manage; handle successfully: He couldn’t cut the long hours anymore.
To stop filming (a movie scene).
To record a performance on (a phonograph record or other medium).
To make a recording of.
To edit (film or recording tape).
To make an incision or a separation: Cut along the dotted line.
To allow incision or severing: Butter cuts easily.
To function as a sharp-edged instrument.
To grow through the gums.
To penetrate injuriously.
To change direction abruptly: Cut to the left at the next intersection.
To go directly and often hastily: cut across a field.
To divide a pack of cards into two parts, especially in order to make a chance decision or selection.
To make an abrupt change of image or sound, as in filming: cut from one shot to another.
The act of cutting.
The result of cutting, especially an opening or wound made by a sharp edge.
A part that has been cut from a main body: a cut of beef; a cut of cloth.
A passage made by digging or probing.
The elimination or removal of a part: a cut in a speech.
A reduction: a cut in salary.
The style in which a garment is cut: a suit of traditional cut.
A portion of profits or earnings; a share.
A wounding remark; an insult.
An unexcused absence, as from school or a class.
A step in a scale of value or quality; degree: a cut above the average.
Printing.
An engraved block or plate.
A print made from such a block.
A stroke that causes a ball to spin in a reverse direction.
A swing of a bat.
The act of dividing a deck of cards into two parts, as before dealing.
One of the objects used in drawing lots.
An abrupt change of image or sound, as between shots in a film.
A movie at a given stage in its editing: approved the final cut for distribution.
A single selection of music from a recording, especially a phonograph recording.
To shorten by cutting; prune.
To reduce or decrease: cut back production.
To kill or strike down.
To alter by removing extra or additional fittings: cut down a car for racing.
To reduce the amount taken or used: cutting down on one’s intake of rich foods.
To move into a line of people or things out of turn.
To interrupt: During the debate my opponent kept cutting in.
To interrupt a dancing couple in order to dance with one of them.
To connect or become connected into an electrical circuit.
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.
To include, especially among those profiting.
To separate from others; isolate.
To stop suddenly; discontinue.
To shut off; bar.
To interrupt the course or passage of: The infielder cut off the throw to the plate.
To interrupt or break the line of communication of: The telephone operator cut us off.
To disinherit: cut their heirs off without a cent.
To remove by or as if by cutting.
To form or shape by or as if by cutting.
To take the place of; supplant.
To suit or fit by nature: I’m not cut out to be a hero.
To assign beforehand or by necessity; predetermine: We’ve got our work cut out for us.
To deprive: felt cut out of all the fun.
To stop; cease.
To depart hastily.
To turn off (a light or television set).
To behave in a playful, comic, or boisterous way; clown.
To take on more than one is able to accomplish: “Boy, has he cut a fat hog, as they say down home” (Hughes Rudd).
verb - to divide into parts with a sharp-edged instrument