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cut
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- pronunciation:
- kuht
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective, noun
- phrases:
- cut back, cut down, cut in, cut it out, cut off, cut out, cut out for, cut short, cut to the chase
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cuts, cutting, cut |
| definition 1: |
to pierce, slice, or hew with a sharp-edged implement such as a knife, ax, saw, or scissors.
He took out the scissors and cut the fabric.We need to cut more wood for the fire.
- similar words:
- amputate, barber, carve, chop, clip, crop, dock, gash, hack, hew, incise, knife, lacerate, lance, mow, nick, notch, pierce, saw, score, sever, shear, slash, slice, slit, snip, split, stab, tear, trim, wound
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| definition 2: |
to divide with something sharp.
She cut the string in two.I cut the cake into twelve pieces.
- synonyms:
- cleave, section, slice
- similar words:
- amputate, divide, rive, sever, split
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| definition 3: |
to cause to be a certain way when cutting or by cutting.
I tried to cut my bangs straight, but now I can see they are crooked.The kite was tangled in the bush, and I had to cut it loose.We were all surprised when she cut her hair very short. |
| definition 4: |
to form or create by cutting.
They cut their names into the old tree.She cut thin slices of ham.I cut him a big piece of cake. |
| definition 5: |
to shorten or otherwise diminish.
He cut his speech to ten minutes.The store cut its prices drastically.- synonyms:
- abridge, curtail, shorten, truncate
- similar words:
- abbreviate, clip, diminish, dock, reduce, retrench
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| definition 6: |
to make weaker; dilute.
He cut the whiskey with water.- synonyms:
- dilute
- similar words:
- reduce, water down, weaken
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| definition 7: |
to turn off.
Cut the lights.- synonyms:
- switch off
- similar words:
- douse, shut off, turn off
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| definition 8: |
to hurt the feelings of; insult.
Her remark cut him, but he had to admit there was some truth in it.- synonyms:
- hurt, insult
- similar words:
- afflict, affront, crush, offend, pain, wound
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| definition 9: |
to grow (a new tooth) through the gum.
The baby is cutting her first tooth.I'm starting to cut a wisdom tooth, but I think it will need to be pulled.- similar words:
- grow, teethe
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| definition 10: |
to deliberately absent oneself from.
He cut all his classes today.- synonyms:
- skip
- similar words:
- miss
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| definition 11: |
in computing, to remove (a file or section of a file's data) causing it to be stored in a temporary location, typically in order to place a copy of it in a different location.
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| related words: |
adulterate, bite, choke, cleave, decrease, dress, facet, kill, lower, mince, nip, open, pare, reap, rip, scant, scrape, scratch, separate, shade, slight, snub, stall, stamp, strip, switch, thin, vitiate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to pierce, slice or divide something with a sharp-edged implement.
- similar words:
- carve, clip, hack, hew, knife, mow, pierce, shear, snip
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| definition 2: |
to allow cutting or being cut.
A dull knife doesn't cut well.A tender roast cuts easily.- similar words:
- saw
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| definition 3: |
to make a quick shift from one thing to another.
The film cut to another scene.- similar words:
- segue, shift, switch
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| definition 4: |
to hurt one's feelings.
- synonyms:
- hurt
- similar words:
- offend, wound
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| definition 5: |
to traverse something, usu. in order to reach one's destination as quickly as possible (usu. fol. by "through" or "across").
He cut through the neighbor's yard on his way home.- synonyms:
- cross
- similar words:
- go through, pass through, traverse
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| related words: |
cleave, reap, rip, slash, split |
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| phrase: |
cut back, cut down, cut in, cut it out, cut off, cut out, cut out for, cut short, cut to the chase |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having been separated into parts or detached by cutting.
cut bread- antonyms:
- uncut
- similar words:
- carved, chopped, cleft, clipped, cropped, detached, divided, lacerate, separated, severed, sliced, trimmed
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| definition 2: |
shaped on the surface by cutting.
cut gems- antonyms:
- uncut
- similar words:
- beveled
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| definition 3: |
reduced.
- synonyms:
- reduced
- antonyms:
- uncut
- similar words:
- abridged, curtailed, decreased, diminished, lowered, shortened, slashed, truncated
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| related words: |
truncate |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or result of cutting.
- synonyms:
- cutting
- similar words:
- carving, chop, cleft, clip, clipping, gash, incision, laceration, piece, slash, slashing, slice, snip, trimming, wound
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| definition 2: |
the manner in which something is cut.
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| definition 3: |
a reduction.
a cut in prices- synonyms:
- decrease, reduction, slash
- antonyms:
- raise
- similar words:
- abatement, cutback, discount
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| definition 4: |
an insult.
- synonyms:
- affront, insult
- similar words:
- dig, gibe, offense, rub, slight, snub
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| definition 5: |
something omitted or edited.
- synonyms:
- deletion, omission
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| definition 6: |
a quick shift, as in a film, from one thing to another.
- similar words:
- shift, switch
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| related words: |
break, clip, crop, decrease, drape, figure, hack, indignity, injury, joint, mold, nick, notch, tear, trim |
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