Definition of "Cut" :

noun: an unexcused absence from class

"He was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class."

noun: the act of reducing the amount or number

"The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget."

noun: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

"The barber gave him a good cut."

noun: the act of cutting something into parts

"His cuts were skillful."

noun: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

"His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels."

noun: the division of a deck of cards before dealing

"He insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal."

noun: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

"Cuts do not bother a good tennis player."

noun: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

"He took a vicious cut at the ball."

noun: a refusal to recognize someone you know

noun: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

noun: a canal made by erosion or excavation

noun: the style in which a garment is cut

"A dress of traditional cut."

noun: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

noun: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

"He played the first cut on the cd."

noun: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

"The cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt."

noun: a remark capable of wounding mentally

"The unkindest cut of all."

noun: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

noun: a share of the profits

"Everyone got a cut of the earnings."

noun: a wound made by cutting

"He put a bandage over the cut."

noun: a step on some scale

"He is a cut above the rest."

verb: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

verb: grow through the gums

"The new tooth is cutting."

verb: have grow through the gums

"The baby cut a tooth."

verb: cut and assemble the components of

"Cut recording tape."

verb: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

"Cut bourbon."

verb: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

verb: cease, stop

"Cut the noise."

verb: cut down on; make a reduction in

"The employer wants to cut back health benefits."

verb: have a reducing effect

"This cuts into my earnings."

verb: dissolve by breaking down the fat of

"Soap cuts grease."

verb: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet."

verb: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

"Cut my hair."

verb: refuse to acknowledge

"She cut him dead at the meeting."

verb: make out and issue

"Cut a ticket."

verb: penetrate injuriously

"The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead."

verb: fell by sawing; hew

"The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia."

verb: reap or harvest

"Cut grain."

verb: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

"Cut a Ping-Pong ball."

verb: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

"Cut the engine."

verb: separate with or as if with an instrument

"Cut the rope."

verb: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

"Wayne cut."

verb: make an incision or separation

"Cut along the dotted line."

verb: allow incision or separation

"This bread cuts easily."

verb: function as a cutting instrument

"This knife cuts well."

verb: style and tailor in a certain fashion

"Cut a dress."

verb: perform or carry out

"Cut a caper."

verb: form or shape by cutting or incising

"Cut paper dolls."

verb: form by probing, penetrating, or digging

"Cut a hole."

verb: create by duplicating data

"Cut a disk."

verb: record a performance on (a medium)

"Cut a record."

verb: make a recording of

"Cut the songs."

verb: stop filming

"Cut a movie scene."

verb: make an abrupt change of image or sound

"Cut from one scene to another."

verb: pass through or across

"The boat cut the water."

verb: pass directly and often in haste

"We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner."

verb: turn sharply; change direction abruptly

"The car cut to the left at the intersection."

verb: move (one's fist)

"His opponent cut upward toward his chin."

verb: give the appearance or impression of

"Cut a nice figure."

verb: discharge from a group

"The coach cut two players from the team."

verb: be able to manage or manage successfully

"She could not cut the long days in the office."

verb: intentionally fail to attend

"Cut class."

adjective: with parts removed

"The drastically cut film."

adjective: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument

"The cut surface was mottled."

adjective: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

"The cut pages of the book."

adjective: fashioned or shaped by cutting

"A well-cut suit."

adjective: mixed with water

"Sold cut whiskey."

adjective: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

adjective: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

adjective: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

"A cut horse."

adjective: made neat and tidy by trimming