[noun] the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
[noun] a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" Synonyms:gash, slash, slice
[noun] a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass Synonyms:of meat
[noun] 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
[noun] the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" Synonyms:ting
[noun] a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
[noun] a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the the rest"
[noun] a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation Synonyms:gash
[noun] (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
[noun] the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" Synonyms:ting
[noun] 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
[noun] the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"
[noun] the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" Synonyms:ting, ting off
[noun] in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" Synonyms:baseball swing, swing
[noun] a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all" Synonyms:stinger
[noun] a canal made by erosion or excavation
[noun] a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" Synonyms:snub, cold shoulder
[noun] (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" Synonyms:under
[noun] 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:ting
[noun] an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
[verb] separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
[verb] cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" Synonyms:reduce, down, back, trim, trim down, trim back, bring down
[verb] 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
[verb] make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"
[verb] discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"
[verb] form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
[verb] style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" Synonyms:tailor
[verb] hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a pingpong ball"
[verb] make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" Synonyms:write out, issue, make out
[verb] cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" Synonyms:edit, edit out
[verb] intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" Synonyms:skip
[verb] informal: 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
[verb] give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"
[verb] pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
[verb] pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"
[verb] make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"
[verb] stop filming; "cut a movie scene"
[verb] make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"
[verb] record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
[verb] create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" Synonyms:burn
[verb] form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"
[verb] perform or carry out; "cut a caper"
[verb] function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"
[verb] allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
[verb] divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
[verb] 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
[verb] reap or harvest; "cut grain"
[verb] fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"
[verb] penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"
[verb] refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" Synonyms:ignore, disregard, snub
[verb] shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"
[verb] weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" Synonyms:prune, rationalize, rationalise
[verb] dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
[verb] have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"
[verb] cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" Synonyms:off
[verb] lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" Synonyms:dilute, thin, thin out, reduce
[verb] have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"
[verb] grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
[verb] cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" Synonyms:geld
[adjective] 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"
[adjective] fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"
[adjective] with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" Synonyms:shortened
[adjective] made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair" Synonyms:trimmed
[adjective] (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay" Synonyms:mown
[adjective] (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book"
[adjective] (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" Synonyms:emasculated, gelded
[adjective] having a long rip or tear; "a split lip" Synonyms:split
[adjective] wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass" Synonyms:gashed, slashed
[adjective] cut down; "the tree is down" Synonyms:down, down
[adjective] (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" Synonyms:slashed
[adjective] mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" Synonyms:thinned, weakened
