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transitive verb1 a: to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument b: to hurt the feelings of c: to strike sharply with a cutting effect d: to strike (a ball) with a glancing blow that imparts a reverse spin e: to experience the growth of (a tooth) through the gum2 a: trim
, pare <cut one's nails> b: to shorten by omissions <cut the manuscript> c: dilute
, adulterate <cut the whiskey with water> d: to reduce in amount <cut costs>3 a: mow
, reap <cut hay> b
(1): to divide into parts with an edged tool <cut bread>
(2): fell
, hew c
(1): to separate or discharge from an organization <cut them from the team>
(2): to single out and isolate <cut a calf out from the herd> d: to turn (as a steering wheel) sharply <the driver cut the wheel hard> e: to go or pass around or about : bypass <cut the checkout line>4 a: to divide into segments <cut the cake> b: intersect
, cross <one line cutting another> c: break
, interrupt <cut our supply lines> d
(1): to divide (a deck of cards) into two portions
(2): to draw (a card) from the deck e: to divide into shares : split f: analyze
, break down <any way you cut it, we won>5 a: to make by or as if by cutting: as
(1): carve <cut stone>
(2): to shape by grinding <cut a diamond>
(3): engrave
(4): to shear or hollow out <cut a groove> b
(1): to sing, play, or act for the recording of <cut an album> <cut a commercial>
(2): to sing or play (as a song or a track) for a studio recording c: to type on a stencil d: edit 1b <cut a motion picture>6 a: stop
, cease <cut the nonsense> b: to refuse to recognize (an acquaintance) <they cut her dead at the party> c: to absent oneself from (as a class) d: to stop (a motor) by opening a switch e: to stop the filming of (a motion-picture scene)7 a: to engage in (a frolicsome or mischievous action) <on summer nights strange capers are cut under the thin guise of a Christian festival
— D. C. Peattie> b: to give the appearance or impression of <cut a fine figure>8: to be able to manage or handle —usually used in negative constructions <can't cut that kind of work anymore>9 a: to yield or accord to another : give <cut me some slack> b: to fill out and sign (a check)intransitive verb1 a: to function as or as if as an edged tool b: to undergo incision or severance <cheese cuts easily> c: to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, or intersecting d: to make a stroke with a whip, sword, or other weapon e: to wound feelings or sensibilities f: to cause constriction or chafing g: to be of effect, influence, or significance <an analysis that cuts deep>2 a
(1): to divide a pack of cards especially in order to decide the deal or settle a bet
(2): to draw a card from the pack b: to divide spoils : split3 a: to proceed obliquely from a straight course <cut across the yard> b: to move swiftly <a yacht cutting through the water> c: to describe an oblique or diagonal line d: to change sharply in direction : swerve e: to make an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television f: to make a sudden transition or imaginative leap <the story cuts to 1917>4: to stop photographing motion pictures5: to advance by skipping or bypassing another <cut to the front of the line>
— cut a deal
: to negotiate an agreement
— cut both ways
: to have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications
— cut corners
: to perform some action in the quickest, easiest, or cheapest way
— cut ice
: to be of importance —usually used in negative constructions <his opinion cuts no ice with me>
— cut it
: to cut the mustard
— cut loose
1: to free from control or restraint <cut us loose from the contract>2: to act without restraint <enjoyed cutting loose at nightclubs>
— cut one's teeth
: to learn, do, or perform as a beginning or at the start of one's career <an actress who cut her teeth on television>
— cut the mustard
: to achieve the standard of performance necessary for success
— cut to the chase
: to get to the point
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