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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, Grammatical Patterns
| 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.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
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The kite was tangled in the bush, and I had to cut it loose.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
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We were all surprised when she cut her hair very short.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
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| 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.[verb + object + object
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| 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 |
adverb + (v.)cut
abruptly, clear, drastically, freshly
(v.)cut
+ adverb
deep, diagonally, lengthwise, loose, off, sharply, short
(v.)cut
+ noun
aid,
bread,
cake,
calorie,
chase,
chunk,
cloth,
consumption,
cookie,
cord,
corner,
cost,
cube,
deal,
deficit,
dice,
dividend,
dough,
emission,
entitlement,
expenditure,
firewood,
grass,
groove,
inch,
lawn,
length,
log,
meat,
payroll,
piece,
pork,
ribbon,
slack,
slice,
slit,
square,
steak,
stem,
strip,
subsidy,
swath,
throat,
timber,
tooth,
tree,
wedge
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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 |
adjective + (n.)cut
across-the-board, clean, deep, drastic, final, lean, massive, middle-class, proposed, quick, rough, sharp, short
verb + (n.)cut
jump, miss, propose, smash, spend, tax
noun + (n.)cut
budget, capital, crew, defense, dollar, funding, gain, hair, package, pay, rate, round, spending, tax
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