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Definitions of cut:

• noun:   an unexcused absence from class

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

• noun:   the act of reducing the amount or number

  Example: "The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

• noun:   the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends

  Example: "The barber gave him a good cut"

• noun:   the act of cutting something into parts

  Example: "His cuts were skillful"

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

  Example: "His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

• noun:   the division of a deck of cards before dealing

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

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

  Example: "Cuts do not bother a good tennis player"

• 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

  Example: "A dress of traditional cut"

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

  Example: "He played the first cut on the cd"

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

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

• noun:   a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
• noun:   a share of the profits

  Example: "Everyone got a cut of the earnings"

• noun:   a wound made by cutting

  Example: "He put a bandage over the cut"

• noun:   a step on some scale

  Example: "He is a cut above the the rest"

• noun:   a refusal to recognize someone you know
• noun:   a remark capable of wounding mentally

  Example: "The unkindest cut of all"

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

  Example: "He took a vicious cut at the ball"

• noun:   the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
• verb:   move (one's fist)

  Example: "His opponent cut upward toward his chin"

• verb:   give the appearance or impression of

  Example: "Cut a nice figure"

• verb:   discharge from a group

  Example: "The coach cut two players from the team"

• verb:   intentionally fail to attend

  Example: "Cut class"

• verb:   cease, stop

  Example: "Cut the noise"

• verb:   have a reducing effect

  Example: "This cuts into my earnings"

• verb:   dissolve by breaking down the fat of

  Example: "Soap cuts grease"

• verb:   weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

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

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

  Example: "Cut my hair"

• verb:   grow through the gums

  Example: "The new tooth is cutting"

• verb:   have grow through the gums

  Example: "The baby cut a tooth"

• verb:   penetrate injuriously

  Example: "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"

• verb:   fell by sawing; hew

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

• verb:   reap or harvest

  Example: "Cut grain"

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

  Example: "Cut a pingpong ball"

• verb:   separate with or as if with an instrument

  Example: "Cut the rope"

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

  Example: "Wayne cut"

• verb:   make an incision or separation

  Example: "Cut along the dotted line"

• verb:   allow incision or separation

  Example: "This bread cuts easily"

• verb:   function as a cutting instrument

  Example: "This knife cuts well"

• verb:   style and tailor in a certain fashion

  Example: "Cut a dress"

• verb:   perform or carry out

  Example: "Cut a caper"

• verb:   form or shape by cutting or incising

  Example: "Cut paper dolls"

• verb:   form by probing, penetrating, or digging

  Example: "Cut a hole"

• verb:   create by duplicating data

  Example: "Cut a disk"

• verb:   record a performance on (a medium)

  Example: "Cut a record"

• verb:   make a recording of

  Example: "Cut the songs"

• verb:   stop filming

  Example: "Cut a movie scene"

• verb:   make an abrupt change of image or sound

  Example: "Cut from one scene to another"

• verb:   pass through or across

  Example: "The boat cut the water"

• verb:   pass directly and often in haste

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

• verb:   informal: be able to manage or manage successfully

  Example: "She could not cut the long days in the office"

• verb:   cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
• verb:   cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

  Example: "Cut the engine"

• verb:   cut and assemble the components of

  Example: "Cut recording tape"

• verb:   refuse to acknowledge

  Example: "She cut him dead at the meeting"

• verb:   make out and issue

  Example: "Cut a ticket"

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

  Example: "Cut bourbon"

• verb:   reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
• verb:   cut down on; make a reduction in

  Example: "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

• verb:   turn sharply; change direction abruptly

  Example: "The car cut to the left at the intersection"

• adjective:   wounded by cutting deeply
• adjective:   having a long rip or tear
• adjective:   (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

  Example: "A cut horse"

• adjective:   with parts removed

  Example: "The drastically cut film"

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

  Example: "The cut surface was mottled"

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

  Example: "The cut pages of the book"

• adjective:   fashioned or shaped by cutting

  Example: "A well-cut suit"

• adjective:   mixed with water

  Example: "Sold cut whiskey"

• adjective:   (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
• adjective:   cut down
• adjective:   (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
• adjective:   made neat and tidy by trimming