cut - 71 definitions |
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| 1. | cut -- a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" |
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| 2. | cut -- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt" |
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| 3. | cut -- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation |
| synonyms: gash |
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| 4. | cut -- a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest" |
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| 5. | cut -- a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" |
| synonyms: gash, slash, slice |
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| 6. | cut -- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass |
| synonyms: cut of meat |
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| 7. | stinger -- a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all" |
| synonyms: stinger |
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| 8. | cut -- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" |
| synonyms: track |
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| 9. | deletion -- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" |
| synonyms: deletion, excision |
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| 10. | cut -- the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut" |
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| 11. | cut -- a canal made by erosion or excavation |
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| 12. | snub -- a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" |
| synonyms: snub, cold shoulder |
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| 13. | baseball swing -- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" |
| synonyms: baseball swing, swing |
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| 14. | cut -- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" |
| synonyms: undercut |
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| 15. | cut -- the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" |
| synonyms: cutting |
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| 16. | cut -- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" |
| synonyms: cutting |
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| 17. | cut -- the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" |
| synonyms: cutting |
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| 18. | cut -- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" |
| synonyms: cutting, cutting off |
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| 19. | cut -- the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget" |
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| 20. | cut -- an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" |
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| 21. | cut -- separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" |
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| 22. | reduce -- cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" |
| synonyms: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, bring down |
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| 23. | swerve -- turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" |
| synonyms: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew |
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| 24. | cut -- make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line" |
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| 25. | cut -- discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team" |
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| 26. | cut -- form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face" |
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| 27. | cut -- style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" |
| synonyms: tailor |
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| 28. | cut -- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball" |
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| 29. | write out -- make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" |
| synonyms: write out, issue, make out |
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| 30. | edit -- cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" |
| synonyms: edit, edit out |
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| 31. | cut -- intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" |
| synonyms: skip |
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| 32. | hack -- be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" |
| synonyms: hack |
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| 33. | cut -- give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure" |
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| 34. | cut -- move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin" |
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| 35. | cut -- pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner" |
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| 36. | cut -- pass through or across; "The boat cut the water" |
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| 37. | cut -- make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another" |
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| 38. | cut -- stop filming; "cut a movie scene" |
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| 39. | cut -- make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" |
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| 40. | cut -- record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" |
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| 41. | cut -- create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" |
| synonyms: burn |
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| 42. | cut -- form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls" |
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| 43. | cut -- perform or carry out; "cut a caper" |
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| 44. | cut -- function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well" |
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| 45. | cut -- allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily" |
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| 46. | cut -- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time" |
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| 47. | switch off -- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" |
| synonyms: switch off, turn off, turn out |
| antonyms: switch on -- cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo" |
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| 48. | cut -- reap or harvest; "cut grain" |
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| 49. | cut -- fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia" |
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| 50. | cut -- penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead" |
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| 51. | ignore -- refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" |
| synonyms: ignore, disregard, snub |
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| 52. | cut -- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair" |
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| 53. | cut -- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" |
| synonyms: prune, rationalize, rationalise |
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| 54. | cut -- dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease" |
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| 55. | cut -- have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" |
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| 56. | cut -- cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" |
| synonyms: cut off |
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| 57. | abridge -- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" |
| synonyms: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, contract, reduce |
| antonyms: elaborate -- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
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| 58. | dilute -- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" |
| synonyms: dilute, thin, thin out, reduce |
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| 59. | cut -- have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" |
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| 60. | cut -- grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" |
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| 61. | geld -- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" |
| synonyms: geld |
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| 62. | cut, cuts -- to divide into parts with a sharp-edged instrument |
| synonyms: cuts, recut, uncut, snee |
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| 63. | cut -- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists" |
| antonyms: uncut -- not cut |
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| 64. | cut -- fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet" |
| antonyms: uncut -- not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones" |
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| 65. | cut -- with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" |
| synonyms: shortened |
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| 66. | trimmed -- made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair" |
| synonyms: trimmed |
| antonyms: untrimmed -- not trimmed; "shaggy untrimmed locks" |
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| 67. | mown -- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay" |
| synonyms: mown |
| antonyms: unmown -- (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine; "uncut grass"; "an unmown lawn" |
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| 68. | cut -- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book" |
| antonyms: uncut -- (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge; "a book with its leaves still uncut" |
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| 69. | cut -- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" |
| synonyms: emasculated, gelded |
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| 70. | cut -- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" |
| synonyms: slashed |
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| 71. | cut -- mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" |
| synonyms: thinned, weakened |
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