cut


Meanings

  • 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
  • a step on some scale;
    • "he is a cut above the rest"
  • a wound made by cutting;
    • "he put a bandage over the cut"
  • a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
  • a remark capable of wounding mentally;
    • "the unkindest cut of all"
  • a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc;
    • "he played the first cut on the cd"
  • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage;
  • 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;
  • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball;
    • "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
  • (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball;
    • "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
  • 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"
  • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
    • "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
  • the act of cutting something into parts;
    • "his cuts were skillful"
    • "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
  • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends;
    • "the barber gave him a good cut"
  • 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 down on; make a reduction in;
    • "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
  • turn sharply; change direction abruptly;
    • "The car cut to the left at the intersection"
  • 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"
  • hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction;
    • "cut a Ping-Pong ball"
  • make out and issue;
    • "cut a ticket"
  • cut and assemble the components of;
    • "cut recording tape"
  • intentionally fail to attend;
    • "cut class"
  • be able to manage or manage successfully;
    • "she could not cut the long days in the office"
  • 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"
  • 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;
    • "cut the engine"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
  • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
    • "cut bourbon"
  • 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);
  • 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"
  • fashioned or shaped by cutting;
    • "a well-cut suit"
    • "cut diamonds"
    • "cut velvet"
  • with parts removed;
    • "the drastically cut film"
  • made neat and tidy by trimming;
  • (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine;
  • (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit;
    • "the cut pages of the book"
  • (of a male animal) having the testicles removed;
    • "a cut horse"
  • (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply;
  • mixed with water;
    • "sold cut whiskey"
  • CUT v CUT, CUTTING, CUTS to divide into parts with a sharp-edged instrument


Scrabble Score: 5

cut is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

cut is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

cut is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

cut is a valid Words With Friends word