What does Cut mean?
Definitions for Cut
kʌtcut
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Cut.
Princeton's WordNet
cutnoun
a share of the profits
"everyone got a cut of the earnings"
cutnoun
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
"the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
cut, gashnoun
a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
cutnoun
a step on some scale
"he is a cut above the rest"
cut, gash, slash, slicenoun
a wound made by cutting
"he put a bandage over the cut"
cut, cut of meatnoun
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
stinger, cutnoun
a remark capable of wounding mentally
"the unkindest cut of all"
cut, tracknoun
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"
deletion, excision, cutnoun
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"
cutnoun
the style in which a garment is cut
"a dress of traditional cut"
cutnoun
a canal made by erosion or excavation
snub, cut, cold shouldernoun
a refusal to recognize someone you know
"the snub was clearly intentional"
baseball swing, swing, cutnoun
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
"he took a vicious cut at the ball"
cut, undercutnoun
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
"cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
cut, cuttingnoun
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"
cut, cuttingnoun
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
cut, cuttingnoun
the act of cutting something into parts
"his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
cut, cutting, cutting offnoun
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
"the barber gave him a good cut"
cutnoun
the act of reducing the amount or number
"the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
cutadjective
an unexcused absence from class
"he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
cutadjective
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"
cutadjective
fashioned or shaped by cutting
"a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"
cut, shortenedadjective
with parts removed
"the drastically cut film"
trimmed, cutadjective
made neat and tidy by trimming
"his neatly trimmed hair"
mown, cutadjective
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
"the smell of newly mown hay"
cutadjective
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
"the cut pages of the book"
cut, emasculated, geldedadjective
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
"a cut horse"
cut, slashedadjective
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
"the slashed prices attracted buyers"
cut, thinned, weakenedverb
mixed with water
"sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"
cutverb
separate with or as if with an instrument
"Cut the rope"
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring downverb
cut down on; make a reduction in
"reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cutverb
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
cutverb
make an incision or separation
"cut along the dotted line"
cutverb
discharge from a group
"The coach cut two players from the team"
cutverb
form by probing, penetrating, or digging
"cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
cut, tailorverb
style and tailor in a certain fashion
"cut a dress"
cutverb
hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
"cut a Ping-Pong ball"
write out, issue, make out, cutverb
make out and issue
"write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
edit, cut, edit outverb
cut and assemble the components of
"edit film"; "cut recording tape"
cut, skipverb
intentionally fail to attend
"cut class"
hack, cutverb
be able to manage or manage successfully
"I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
cutverb
give the appearance or impression of
"cut a nice figure"
cutverb
move (one's fist)
"his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
cutverb
pass directly and often in haste
"We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
cutverb
pass through or across
"The boat cut the water"
cutverb
make an abrupt change of image or sound
"cut from one scene to another"
cutverb
stop filming
"cut a movie scene"
cutverb
make a recording of
"cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"
cutverb
record a performance on (a medium)
"cut a record"
cut, burnverb
create by duplicating data
"cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
cutverb
form or shape by cutting or incising
"cut paper dolls"
cutverb
perform or carry out
"cut a caper"
cutverb
function as a cutting instrument
"This knife cuts well"
cutverb
allow incision or separation
"This bread cuts easily"
cutverb
divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
"Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
switch off, cut, turn off, turn outverb
cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
"Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
cutverb
reap or harvest
"cut grain"
cutverb
fell by sawing; hew
"The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"
cutverb
penetrate injuriously
"The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"
ignore, disregard, snub, cutverb
refuse to acknowledge
"She cut him dead at the meeting"
cutverb
shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
"cut my hair"
cut, prune, rationalize, rationaliseverb
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
cutverb
dissolve by breaking down the fat of
"soap cuts grease"
cutverb
have a reducing effect
"This cuts into my earnings"
cut, cut offverb
cease, stop
"cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduceverb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cutverb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
"cut bourbon"
cutverb
have grow through the gums
"The baby cut a tooth"
cutverb
grow through the gums
"The new tooth is cutting"
geld, cutverb
cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
"the vet gelded the young horse"
Wiktionary
cutnoun
An opening resulting from cutting.
Look at this cut on my finger!
cutnoun
The act of cutting.
He made a fine cut with his sword.
cutnoun
The result of cutting.
cutnoun
A share or portion.
The lawyer took a cut of the profits.
cutnoun
A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
cutnoun
Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
cutnoun
The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top.
cutnoun
The manner or style a garment is fashioned in.
I like the cut of that suit.
cutnoun
A slab, especially of meat.
That's our finest cut of meat.
cutverb
To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
I cut the skin on my arm.
cutverb
To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
Would you please cut the cake?
cutverb
To separate from prior association; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
Travis was cut from the team.
cutverb
To remove and place in memory for later use.
Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application.
cutverb
To enter a queue in the wrong place.
One student kept trying to cut in front of the line.
cutverb
To cease recording activities.
After the actors read their lines, the director yelled "Cut!"
cutverb
To reduce, especially intentionally.
They're going to cut salaries by fifteen percent.
cutverb
To form or shape by cutting.
I have three diamonds to cut today.
cutverb
To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
This road cuts right through downtown.
cutnoun
An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
cutnoun
A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
cutnoun
A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified.
cutnoun
A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
cutverb
To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
cutverb
To not attend a class, especially when not permitted.
I cut fifth period to hang out with Angela.
cutverb
To change direction suddenly.
The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.
cutverb
To divide a pack of playing cards into two
If you cut then I'll deal.
cutverb
To dilute a liquid, usually alcohol.
The bartender cuts his beer to save money and now it's all watery.
cutverb
To ignore as a social snub.
After the incident at the dinner party, people started to cut him on the street.
cutverb
To wound with a knife.
cutadjective
Having been cut.
cutadjective
Reduced.
cutadjective
Carved into a shape; not raw.
cutadjective
Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
cutadjective
Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
cutadjective
Circumcised.
cutadjective
Emotionally hurt.
cutadjective
Eliminated from consideration during a recruitment drive.
cutadjective
Removed from a team roster.
cutadjective
Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To CUT
pret. cut; part. pass. cut.
Etymology: probably from the French couteau, a knife.
Ah, cut my lace asunder,
That my great heart may have some scope to beat,
Or else I swoon with this dead killing news. William Shakespeare, R. III.And when two hearts were join’d by mutual love,
The sword of justice cuts upon the knot,
And severs ’em for ever. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.Some I have cut away with scissars. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
Thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon. 2 Chron. ii.
Why should a man, whose blood is warm within,
Sit like his grandfire cut in alabaster? William Shakespeare.The triumphal is, indeed, defaced by time; but the plan of it is neatly cut upon the wall of a neighbouring building. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires. Ex. xxxix. 3.
Before the whistling winds the vessels fly,
With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way,
And reach Gerestus at the point of day. Alexander Pope, Odyssey, b. iii.The man was cut to the heart with these consolations. Addis.
Supine they in their heav’n remain,
Exempt from passion and from pain;
And frankly leave us, human elves,
To cut and shuffle for ourselves. Matthew Prior.We sure in vain the cards condemn,
Ourselves both cut and shuffled them. Matthew Prior.Take a fresh pack, nor is it worth our grieving
Who cuts or shuffles with our dirty leaving. George Granville.All the timber whereof was cut down in the mountains of Cilicia. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
So great is his natural eloquence, that he cuts down the finest orator, and destroys the best contrived argument, as soon as ever he gets himself to be heard. Joseph Addison, Count Tariff.
And they caught him, and cut off his thumbs. Jud. i. 6.
All Spain was first conquered by the Romans, and filled with colonies from them, which were still increased, and the native Spaniards still cut off. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
By whose fell working I was first advanc’d,
And by whose pow’r I well might lodge a fear
To be again displac’d; which to avoid,
I cut them off. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.Were I king,
I should cut off the nobles for their lands. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.This great commander was suddenly cut off by a fatal stroke, given him with a small contemptible instrument. James Howell.
Irenæus was likewise cut off by martyrdom. Addison.
Ill-fated prince! Too negligent of life!
Cut off in the fresh, ripening prime of manhood,
Even in the pride of life. Ambrose Philips, Distrest Mother.Fetch the will hither, and we shall determine
How to cut off some charge in legacies. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæs.He that cuts off twenty years of life,
Cuts off so many years of fearing death. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæs.Presume not on thy God, whoe’er he be:
Thee he regards not, owns not, hath cut off
Quite from his people. John Milton, Agon. l. 1156.The proposal of a recompence from men, cuts off the hopes of future rewards. George Smalridge.
The king of this island, a wise man and a great warrior, handled the matter so, as he cut off their land forces from their ships. Francis Bacon.
His party was so much inferior to the enemy, that it would infallibly be cut off. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
To cut off contentions, commissioners were appointed to make certain the limits. John Hayward.
To cut off all further mediation and interposition, the king conjured him to give over all thoughts of excuse. Edward Hyde.
It may compose our unnatural feuds, and cut off frequent occasions of brutal rage and intemperance. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.
We are concerned to cut off all occasion from those who seek occasion, that they may have whereof to accuse us. John Rogers.
Every one who lives in the practice of any voluntary sin, actually cuts himself off from the benefits and profession of Christianity. Addison.
This only object of my real care,
Cut off from hope, abandon’d to despair,
In some few posting fatal hours is hurl’d
From wealth, from pow’r, from love, and from the world. Pr.Why should those who wait at altars be cut off from partaking in the general benefits of law, or of nature. Jonathan Swift.
It is no grace to a judge to shew quickness of conceit in cutting off evidence or counsel too short. Francis Bacon, Essay 57.
No vowel can be cut off before another, when we cannot sink the pronunciation of it. John Dryden, Æn. Dedicat.
By the pattern of mine own thoughts I cut out
The purity of his. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.I, for my part, do not like images cut out in juniper, or other garden stuff: they be for children. Francis Bacon, Essay 47.
There is a large table at Montmorancy cut out of the thickness of a vine-stock. William Temple.
The antiquaries being but indifferent taylors, they wrangle prodigiously about the cutting out the toga. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
They have a large forrest cut out into walks, extremely thick and gloomy. Addison.
Having a most pernicious fire kindled within the very bowels of his own forest, he had work enough cut him out to extinguish it. James Howell.
Every man had cut out a place for himself in his own thoughts: I could reckon up in our army two or three lord-treasurers. Addison.
You know I am not cut out for writing a treatise, nor have a genius to pen any thing exactly. Thomas Rymer.
I am cut out from any thing but common acknowledgments, or common discourse. Alexander Pope.
Thus much he spoke, and more he would have said,
But the stern heroe turn’d aside his head,
And cut him short. John Dryden, Æneis.Achilles cut him short; and thus replied,
My worth allow’d in words, is in effect deny’d. Dryden.The boar’s intemperance, and the note upon him afterwards, on the cutting him up, that he had no brains in his head, may be moralized into a sensual man. Roger L'Estrange.
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper-roots for their meat. Job, xxx. 4.
This doctrine cuts up all government by the roots. John Locke.
Cutnoun
Etymology: from the noun.
Sharp weapons, according to the force, cut into the bone many ways, which cuts are called sedes, and are reckoned among the fractures. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
This great cut or ditch Sesostris the rich king of Egypt, and long after him Ptolomeus Philadelphus, purposed to have made a great deal wider and deeper, and thereby to have let in the Red Sea into the Mediterranean, for the readier transportation of the Indian merchandise to Cairo and Alexandria. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
Suppose a board to be ten foot long, and one broad, one cut is reckoned so many foot. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
It hath a number of short cuts or shreddings, which may be better called wishes than prayers. Richard Hooker, b. v. sect. 27.
My lady Zelmane and my daughter Mopsa may draw cuts, and the shortest cut speak first. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
A man may as reasonably draw cuts for his tenets, and regulate his persuasion by the cast of a die. John Locke.
The ignorant took heart to enter upon this great calling, and instead of their cutting their way to it through the knowledge of the tongues, the fathers and councils, they have taken another and a shorter cut. Robert South, Sermons.
There is a shorter cut, an easier passage. Decay of Piety.
The evidence of my sense is simple and immediate, and therefore I have but a shorter cut thereby to the assent to the truth of the things so evidenced. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.
But the gentleman would needs see me part of my way, and carry me a short cut through his own ground, which saved me half a mile’s riding. Jonathan Swift, Examiner, №. 20.
In this form, according to his description, he is set forth in the prints or cuts of martyrs by Cevallerius. Brown.
Madam Dacier, from some old cuts of Terence, fancies that the larva or persona of the Roman actors was not only a vizard for the face, but had false hair to it. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
How can the muse her aid impart,
Unskill’d in all the terms of art!
Or in harmonious numbers put
The deal, the shuffle, and the cut. Jonathan Swift.Their cloths are after such a pagan cut too,
That, sure, they’ve worn out Christendom. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.His tawny beard was th’ equal grace
Both of his wisdom and his face;
In cut and dye so like a tile,
A sudden view it would beguile. Hudibras, p. i. cant. 1.They were so familiarly acquainted with him as to know the very cut of his beard. Edward Stillingfleet, Def. of Disc. on Rom. Idol.
Children love breeches, not for their cut or ease, but because the having them is a mark or step towards manhood. John Locke.
A third desires you to observe well the toga on such a reverse, and asks you whether you can in conscience believe the sleeve of it to be of the true Roman cut. Addison.
Sometimes an old fellow shall wear this or that sort of cut in his cloaths with great integrity. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 264.
Wilt thou buy there some high heads of the newest cut for my daughter. John Arbuthnot, History of John Bull.
Send her money, knight: if thou hast her not in the end, call me cut. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.
He will maintain you like a gentlewoman. ————
Ay, that I will, come cut and long tail, under the degree of a squire. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.A quintin he,
In honour of this bridaltee,
Hath challeng’d either wide countee:
Come cut and long tail; for there be
Six batchelors as bold as he. Ben Jonson, Underwood.Cutpart. adj.
Prepared for use: a metaphor from hewn timber.
Sets of phrases, cut and dry,
Evermore thy tongue supply. Jonathan Swift.To Cutverb
When the teeth are ready to cut, the upper part is rubbed with hard substances, which infants, by a natural instinct, affect. Arbuthnot.
He saved the lives of thousands by his manner of cutting for the stone. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
ChatGPT
cut
A cut can refer to several things depending on the context: 1) In a general sense, a cut refers to an incision or a separation made by or as if by a sharp instrument. 2) In cinematography, a cut refers to a change from one scene to another in a film or video. 3) In the mining and construction industry, a cut describes an excavation or a trench. 4) In theater, a cut can refer to the omission of a part of a play. 5) In card games, it is a division of a deck of cards into two parts on the table. 6) In cricket, it is a stroke that makes the ball deviate to the off side after pitching. 7) In cooking, a cut refers to the specific portion of meat and how it is sliced. 8) In art and design, a cut can mean the style in which a garment is fashioned. 9) In audio or music, a cut can refer to a single track or song. 10) In gemology, cut refers to how a gemstone is shaped and polished. Therefore, the definition of 'cut' largely depends on the context in which it is used.
Webster Dictionary
Cut
of Cut
Cutverb
to separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide
Cutverb
to sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap
Cutverb
to sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as, to cut the hair; to cut the nails
Cutverb
to castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse
Cutverb
to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out
Cutverb
to wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce; to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick
Cutverb
to intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles
Cutverb
to refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in the street; to cut one's acquaintance
Cutverb
to absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a recitation. etc
Cutverb
to do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing; as, a knife cuts well
Cutverb
to admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument
Cutverb
to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument
Cutverb
to make a stroke with a whip
Cutverb
to interfere, as a horse
Cutverb
to move or make off quickly
Cutverb
to divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be dealt
Cutnoun
an opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut
Cutnoun
a stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip
Cutnoun
that which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight
Cutnoun
a notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad
Cutnoun
the surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut
Cutnoun
a portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of beef; a cut of timber
Cutnoun
an engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts
Cutnoun
the act of dividing a pack cards
Cutnoun
the right to divide; as, whose cut is it?
Cutnoun
manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style; fashion; as, the cut of a garment
Cutnoun
a common work horse; a gelding
Cutnoun
the failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise
Cutnoun
a skein of yarn
Cutadjective
gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument
Cutadjective
formed or shaped as by cutting; carved
Cutadjective
overcome by liquor; tipsy
Etymology: [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short, docked, cut a bobtail, piece, Ir. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. Cf. Coot.]
Wikidata
Cut
After a deck of cards is shuffled by the dealer, it is often given to a player other than the one who performed the shuffle for a procedure called a cut.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cut
kut, v.t. to make an incision in: to cleave or pass through: to divide: to carve, hew, or fashion by cutting: to wound or hurt: to affect deeply: to shorten: to break off acquaintance with, to pass intentionally without saluting: to renounce, give up: to castrate: to perform or execute, as 'to cut a caper.'—v.i. to make an incision: to pass, go quickly: (slang) to run away, to be off: to twiddle the feet rapidly in dancing:—pr.p. cut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. cut.—n. a cleaving or dividing: a stroke or blow: an act of unkindness: the card obtained by cutting or dividing the pack: an incision or wound: a piece cut off: an engraved block, or the picture from it: manner of cutting, or, fashion: (pl.) a lot.—n. Cut′away′, a coat with the skirt cut away in a curve in front—also adj.—ns. Cut′-off, that which cuts off or shortens, a straighter road, a shorter channel cut by a river across a bend: a contrivance for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder; Cut′purse (Shak.), one who stole by cutting off and carrying away purses (the purses being worn at the girdle): a pickpocket; Cut′ter, the person or thing that cuts: in a tailor's shop, the one who measures and cuts out the cloth: a small vessel with one mast, a mainsail, a forestaysail, and a jib set to bowsprit-end, any sloop of narrow beam and deep draught; Cut′-throat, an assassin: ruffian; Cut′ting, a dividing or lopping off: an incision: a piece cut off: a paragraph from a newspaper: a piece of road or railway excavated: a twig; Cut′-wa′ter, the fore-part of a ship's prow.—Cut a dash, or figure, to make a conspicuous appearance; Cut-and-come-again, abundant supply, from the notion of cutting a slice, and returning at will for another; Cut-and-cover, a method of forming a tunnel by cutting out, arching it over, and then covering in; Cut-and-dry, or Cut-and-dried, ready made, without the merit of freshness—from the state of herbs in the shop instead of the field; Cut and run, to be off quickly; Cut down, to take down the body of one hanged by cutting the rope: to reduce, curtail; Cut in, to strike into, as to a conversation, a game at whist; Cut it too fat, to overdo a thing; Cut off, to destroy, put to an untimely death: intercept: stop; Cut off with a shilling, to disinherit, bequeathing only a shilling; Cut one's stick, to take one's departure; Cut out, to shape: contrive: debar: supplant: to take a ship out of a harbour, &c., by getting between her and the shore; Cut short, to abridge: check; Cut the coat according to the cloth, to adapt one's self to circumstances; Cut the teeth, to have the teeth grow through the gums—of an infant; Cut the throat of (fig.), to destroy utterly; Cut up, to carve: eradicate: criticise severely: turn out (well or ill) when divided into parts; Cut up rough, to become quarrelsome.—A cut above (coll.), a degree or stage above; Short cut, or Near cut, a short way. [Prob. W. cwtau, shorten.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cut
A narrow boat channel; a canal.--To cut, to renounce acquaintance with any one.
Rap Dictionary
cutnoun
Oldsmobile Cutlas and Cutlas Supreme, many quotes using the word cut or cutty refer to this car, 80's version popular among thugs and rappers. "I glance in the cut and I see my homey Nate" is quoted below as looking behind, when in fact it was probably him looking in the Cutlas, the car, and seeing Nate.
cutnoun
A record, the latest hit. "Rip the cut!" -- Just Ice (Back to the old school)
cutnoun
"On the cut" means "in charge of cutting and scratching", in other words: the DJ. "Cuz I'm on the mic and Eric B is on the cut" -- Eric B. and Rakim (Move the Crowd)
cutnoun
A recently received haircut.
cutnoun
To continuosly talk about someone "cuttin ass" on that person.
cutnoun
A footpath created by people cutting through the same path to travel, or meet. areas of high drug transactions are common reasons for cuts "Jump outta the hottie, move me body, hittin' them cuts and trails. Runnin' like we're lunatics" Layzie Bone (No Surrender)
cutnoun
"In The Cut" means to be on the side. So if someone states,"Im Grindin in the Cut." It means, "Im Working On the Side"
cutverb
To cut wax means to scratch a record. Cutting and scratching are two techniques DJs use when mixing records on the turntables. "J-a-y are the letters of his name, cutting and scratching are the aspects of his game" -- Run-D.M.C. (Jam Master Jay)
cutverb
To break up with a girlfriend or boyfriend. "He was cheating on me so I cut him."
cutverb
To stab or slice somebody with a knife or razorblade: "Don't make me hop out and cut you nigga right across ya neck" -- Soulja Slim featuring Lil Real One, Kayotic Da Kid, Twelve A Klok (Fu** You Nigga)
cutverb
To penetrate a female
cutverb
To stick up for somebody "The only people i cut for is my blood!"
cutverb
To mix a substance into a drug to make more quantity without the cost.
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Rank popularity for the word 'Cut' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #725
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Rank popularity for the word 'Cut' in Written Corpus Frequency: #526
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The numerical value of Cut in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
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The numerical value of Cut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Cut in a Sentence
Iraq will agree and cooperate if producers really want to cooperate to cut.
President Trump made a number of interesting proposals there, president Trump's trying to cut foreign aid to a lot of different countries, trying to do more loans fewer grants.
He is equally shocked that they instead decided to indict the individuals that exposed Planned Parenthood's heinous and illegal activities, as President, he will use the full weight of his office to not only cut off all federal funding for this organization, but also prosecute them for crimes against the unborn.
Divorce is hard on a kid, no matter how you cut it. And ours was very public and nasty, so I brought up Ireland in a very unconventional way.
This is really coming down ideological lines, we're not just going to cut off one half of the population's ability to espouse their ideas or desires because the other side yells at us to do it.
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- sny, gesnydeAfrikaans
- መቁረጥAmharic
- جَرَحَ, قَطَعَArabic
- рэ́заць, рубі́ць, секчы́Belarusian
- кройка, разрез, рязане, сека, режа, ре́жа, орязвам, разсичамBulgarian
- কাটাBengali
- retallar, tallarCatalan, Valencian
- říznutí, řez, snímání, rozdělit, oddělit, tít, řezatCzech
- mode, hug, snit, skramme, stykke, aftagning, udskæring, snitsår, nedsættelse, skære, tilhugge, snitte, snyde, slibe, pjække, udelukke, nedsætte, tilskære, beskære, krydse, udskære, slebetDanish
- Schnitt, beschneiden, einschneiden, schneiden, schwänzen, klappe, trennen, geschnitten, geschliffenGerman
- κομμάτι, κόψιμο, τομή, αποκοπή, [[κάνω]] [[κοπάνα]], κόβω, πηδάω, βγάζω, μειώνω, κομμένος, περιτετμημένοςGreek
- tranĉiEsperanto
- corte, faltar, cortar, incidir, colar, atravesar, retirar, recortar, tallar, cortado, circuncidado, talladoSpanish
- بریدنPersian
- sivallus, viilto, alennettu, leikkaus, haava, leikattu, viiltohaava, nosto, pala, koukata, leikata, nostaa, [[jakaa]] ([[kahtia]]), mutkitella, kiilata, hioa, etuilla, lintsata, heikennetty, vähennetty, kevennettyFinnish
- coupe, entaille, baisse, diminution, coupure, couper, sécher, inciser, réduire, coupés, coupées, taillé, coupéeFrench
- bainIrish
- gearradh, geàrrScottish Gaelic
- cortarGalician
- חתיכה, חיתוך, חתך, הבריז, חתוךHebrew
- काटनाHindi
- csökkentHungarian
- կտրատել, կտրելArmenian
- skurður, afskurður, snið, troða, skera niður, skera, skipta, skrópa, draga, klippaIcelandic
- taglia, sgravio, taglio, alzata, pezzo, incisione, riduzione, tagliare, alzare, saltare, incidere, ridotto, circonciso, potato, cesellato, accorciato, tagliato, ritagliato, scolpitoItalian
- 横切る, 減らす, サボる, カット, 切る, 削減Japanese
- កាត់Khmer
- 끊다Korean
- برینKurdish
- seco, interseco, incido, inseco, curtoLatin
- ຕັດLao
- cirtiens, grieztLatvian
- whakaihoMāori
- ре́же, се́чеMacedonian
- putus, terpotongMalay
- ညှပ်Burmese
- stykningsdel, stykkeNorwegian
- snee, stuk, snit, snijden, knippen, slijpen, stoppen, schudden, scheiden, kappen, verdelen, spijbelen, verminderen, voorsteken, geslepenDutch
- kuttNorwegian
- talharOccitan
- ciąćPolish
- corte, redução, matar, remover, diminuir, cortar, faltar, reduzir, retirar, atravessar, talhar, incisar, furar, lapidado, reduzido, cortadoPortuguese
- kuchuy, p'itiyQuechua
- taglier, tagliar, taglerRomansh
- incizie, tăietură, tăiere, tăia, diminua, reduce, tăiatRomanian
- покро́й, разре́з, поре́з, ре́зание, ре́зать, разреза́́ть, уре́зать, поруби́ть, выреза́ть, выре́зать, уреза́ть, руби́ть, разре́зать, поре́зать, обре́заный, наре́заный, огранённый, ре́заный, уре́заный, разре́заный, поре́заныйRussian
- secareSardinian
- rezati, сјећи, seći, резати, сећи, sjećiSerbo-Croatian
- ťať, rezaťSlovak
- rezatiSlovene
- skärning, skärsår, snitt, giv, klippa bort, utesluta, kupera, tränga, skära, klippa, klippt, skurenSwedish
- kukataSwahili
- ตัดThai
- hiwaTagalog
- kesme, kesik, kesmek, kesimTurkish
- руба́ти, рі́затиUkrainian
- کاٹناUrdu
- cắtVietnamese
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