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