Meaning of 'cut'
Meaning of 'cut' (Webster Dictionary)
- Gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument.
- Formed or shaped as by cutting; carved.
- Overcome by liquor; tipsy. - of Cut - An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut.
- A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip.
- That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad.
- The surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut.
- A portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of beef; a cut of timber.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts.
- The act of dividing a pack cards.
- The right to divide; as, whose cut is it?
- Manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style; fashion; as, the cut of a garment.
- A common work horse; a gelding.
- The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
- A skein of yarn. - To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing; as, a knife cuts well.
- To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- To perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument.
- To make a stroke with a whip.
- To interfere, as a horse.
- To move or make off quickly.
- To divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be dealt. - To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide.
- To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap.
- To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as, to cut the hair; to cut the nails.
- To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.
- To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce; to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.
- To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles.
- To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in the street; to cut one's acquaintance.
- To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a recitation. etc.
- Formed or shaped as by cutting; carved.
- Overcome by liquor; tipsy. - of Cut - An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut.
- A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip.
- That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad.
- The surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut.
- A portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of beef; a cut of timber.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts.
- The act of dividing a pack cards.
- The right to divide; as, whose cut is it?
- Manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style; fashion; as, the cut of a garment.
- A common work horse; a gelding.
- The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
- A skein of yarn. - To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing; as, a knife cuts well.
- To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- To perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument.
- To make a stroke with a whip.
- To interfere, as a horse.
- To move or make off quickly.
- To divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be dealt. - To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide.
- To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap.
- To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as, to cut the hair; to cut the nails.
- To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.
- To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce; to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.
- To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles.
- To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in the street; to cut one's acquaintance.
- To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a recitation. etc.
Meaning of 'cut' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- the style in which a garment is cut
- the style in which a garment is cut
Example in sentence:
- a dress of traditional cut
Meaning (2):
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Example in sentence:
- an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors;
- both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
Meaning (3):
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
Example in sentence:
- cuts do not bother a good tennis player
Meaning (4):
- a share of the profits
- a share of the profits
Example in sentence:
- everyone got a cut of the earnings
Meaning (5):
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
Example in sentence:
- he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal;
- the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
Meaning (6):
- a step on some scale
- a step on some scale
Example in sentence:
- he is a cut above the rest
Meaning (7):
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
Example in sentence:
- he played the first cut on the cd;
- the title track of the album
Meaning (8):
- a wound made by cutting
- a wound made by cutting
Example in sentence:
- he put a bandage over the cut
Meaning (9):
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
Example in sentence:
- he took a vicious cut at the ball
Meaning (10):
- an unexcused absence from class
- an unexcused absence from class
Example in sentence:
- he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class
Meaning (11):
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
Example in sentence:
- his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
Meaning (12):
- the act of cutting something into parts
- the act of cutting something into parts
Example in sentence:
- his cuts were skillful;
- his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
Meaning (13):
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Example in sentence:
- the barber gave him a good cut
Meaning (14):
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
Example in sentence:
- the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
Meaning (15):
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- the act of reducing the amount or number
Example in sentence:
- the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget
Meaning (16):
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
Example in sentence:
- the snub was clearly intentional
Meaning (17):
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
Example in sentence:
- the unkindest cut of all
Meaning (18):
- perform or carry out
- perform or carry out
Example in sentence:
- cut a caper
Meaning (19):
- create by duplicating data
- create by duplicating data
Example in sentence:
- burn a CD;
- cut a disk
Meaning (20):
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
Example in sentence:
- cut a dress
Meaning (21):
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
Example in sentence:
- cut a hole;
- cut trenches;
- The sweat cut little rivulets into her face
Meaning (22):
- stop filming
- stop filming
Example in sentence:
- cut a movie scene
Meaning (23):
- give the appearance or impression of
- give the appearance or impression of
Example in sentence:
- cut a nice figure
Meaning (24):
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
Example in sentence:
- cut a Ping-Pong ball
Meaning (25):
- record a performance on (a medium)
- record a performance on (a medium)
Example in sentence:
- cut a record
Meaning (26):
- make an incision or separation
- make an incision or separation
Example in sentence:
- cut along the dotted line
Meaning (27):
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Example in sentence:
- cut bourbon
Meaning (28):
- intentionally fail to attend
- intentionally fail to attend
Example in sentence:
- cut class
Meaning (29):
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
Example in sentence:
- cut from one scene to another
Meaning (30):
- reap or harvest
- reap or harvest
Example in sentence:
- cut grain
Meaning (31):
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
Example in sentence:
- cut my hair
Meaning (32):
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- form or shape by cutting or incising
Example in sentence:
- cut paper dolls
Meaning (33):
- cease, stop
- cease, stop
Example in sentence:
- cut the noise;
- We had to cut short the conversation
Meaning (34):
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- separate with or as if with an instrument
Example in sentence:
- Cut the rope
Meaning (35):
- make a recording of
- make a recording of
Example in sentence:
- cut the songs;
- She cut all of her major titles again
Meaning (36):
- cut and assemble the components of
- cut and assemble the components of
Example in sentence:
- cut recording tape;
- edit film
Meaning (37):
- move (one's fist)
- move (one's fist)
Example in sentence:
- his opponent cut upward toward his chin
Meaning (38):
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- be able to manage or manage successfully
Example in sentence:
- I can't hack it anymore;
- she could not cut the long days in the office
Meaning (39):
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cut down on; make a reduction in
Example in sentence:
- reduce your daily fat intake;
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Meaning (40):
- refuse to acknowledge
- refuse to acknowledge
Example in sentence:
- She cut him dead at the meeting
Meaning (41):
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
Example in sentence:
- soap cuts grease
Meaning (42):
- have grow through the gums
- have grow through the gums
Example in sentence:
- The baby cut a tooth
Meaning (43):
- pass through or across
- pass through or across
Example in sentence:
- The boat cut the water
Meaning (44):
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Example in sentence:
- The car cut to the left at the intersection;
- The motorbike veered to the right
Meaning (45):
- discharge from a group
- discharge from a group
Example in sentence:
- The coach cut two players from the team
Meaning (46):
- penetrate injuriously
- penetrate injuriously
Example in sentence:
- The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead
Meaning (47):
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Example in sentence:
- The manuscript must be shortened
Meaning (48):
- grow through the gums
- grow through the gums
Example in sentence:
- The new tooth is cutting
Meaning (49):
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
Example in sentence:
- the vet gelded the young horse
Meaning (50):
- fell by sawing; hew
- fell by sawing; hew
Example in sentence:
- The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia
Meaning (51):
- allow incision or separation
- allow incision or separation
Example in sentence:
- This bread cuts easily
Meaning (52):
- have a reducing effect
- have a reducing effect
Example in sentence:
- This cuts into my earnings
Meaning (53):
- function as a cutting instrument
- function as a cutting instrument
Example in sentence:
- This knife cuts well
Meaning (54):
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
Example in sentence:
- cut the engine;
- Turn off the stereo, please;
- turn out the lights
Meaning (55):
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
Example in sentence:
- She cut the deck for a long time;
- Wayne cut
Meaning (56):
- pass directly and often in haste
- pass directly and often in haste
Example in sentence:
- We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner
Meaning (57):
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
Example in sentence:
- We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
Meaning (58):
- make out and issue
- make out and issue
Example in sentence:
- cut a ticket;
- Please make the check out to me;
- write out a check
Meaning (59):
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
Example in sentence:
- a well-cut suit;
- cut diamonds;
- cut velvet
Meaning (60):
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- made neat and tidy by trimming
Example in sentence:
- his neatly trimmed hair
Meaning (61):
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
Example in sentence:
- the cut pages of the book
Meaning (62):
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
Example in sentence:
- bandages on her cut wrists;
- blood from his cut forehead;
- cut tobacco;
- the cut surface was mottled
Meaning (63):
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
Example in sentence:
- the smell of newly mown hay
Meaning (64):
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
Example in sentence:
- a cut horse
Meaning (65):
- mixed with water
- mixed with water
Example in sentence:
- a cup of thinned soup;
- sold cut whiskey
Meaning (66):
- with parts removed
- with parts removed
Example in sentence:
- the drastically cut film
Meaning (67):
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
Example in sentence:
- the slashed prices attracted buyers
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