'CUT' definitions:

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" [ant: uncut]

Fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet" [ant: rough, uncut]

With parts removed; "the drastically cut film" [syn: cut, shortened]

Made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair" [syn: trimmed, cut] [ant: uncut, untrimmed]

(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay" [syn: mown, cut] [ant: uncut, unmown]

(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book" [ant: uncut]

(of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" [syn: cut, emasculated, gelded]

(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" [syn: cut, slashed]

Mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" [syn: cut, thinned, weakened]

A share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"

(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"

A trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation [syn: cut, gash]

A step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest"

A wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: cut, gash, slash, slice]

A piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass [syn: cut, cut of meat]

A remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all" [syn: stinger, 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" [syn: cut, track]

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" [syn: deletion, excision, cut]

The style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"

A canal made by erosion or excavation

A refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" [syn: snub, cut, cold shoulder]

In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: baseball swing, swing, cut]

(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: cut, undercut]

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" [syn: cut, cutting]

The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: cut, cutting]

The act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" [syn: cut, cutting]

The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: cut, cutting, cutting off]

The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

An unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"

Separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

Cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down]

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut]

Make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"

Discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"

Form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"

Style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" [syn: cut, tailor]

Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball"

Make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" [syn: write out, issue, make out, cut]

Cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" [syn: edit, cut, edit out]

Intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: cut, skip]

Be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" [syn: hack, cut]

Give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"

Move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"

Pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"

Pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"

Make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"

Stop filming; "cut a movie scene"

Make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"

Record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"

Create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn: cut, burn]

Form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"

Perform or carry out; "cut a caper"

Function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"

Allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"

Divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"

Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" [syn: switch off, cut, turn off, turn out] [ant: switch on, turn on]

Reap or harvest; "cut grain"

Fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"

Penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"

Refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: ignore, disregard, snub, cut]

Shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"

Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise]

Dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"

Have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"

Cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" [syn: cut, cut off]

Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate]

Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut]

Have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"

Grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"

Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" [syn: geld, cut]