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Open English Wordnet Nouns (n) cut a share of the profits “everyone got a cut of the earnings”
(n) cut (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next “the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt”
(n) cut , gash a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
(n) cut a step on some scale “he is a cut above the rest”
(n) cut , cut of meat a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
(n) stinger , cut a remark capable of wounding mentally “the unkindest cut of all”
(n) cut , track 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”
(n) deletion , excision , cut 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”
(n) cut the style in which a garment is cut “a dress of traditional cut”
(n) cut a canal made by erosion or excavation
(n) snub , cut , cold shoulder a refusal to recognize someone you know “the snub was clearly intentional”
(n) baseball swing , swing , cut in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball “he took a vicious cut at the ball”
(n) cut , undercut (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball “cuts do not bother a good tennis player”
(n) cut , cutting 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”
(n) cut , cutting the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge “his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels”
(n) cut , cutting the act of cutting something into parts “his cuts were skillful” ,
“his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess”
(n) cut , cutting , cutting off the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends “the barber gave him a good cut”
(n) cut the act of reducing the amount or number “the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget”
(n) cut an unexcused absence from class “he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class”
Verbs (v) cut separate with or as if with an instrument “Cut the rope”
(v) cut make an incision or separation “cut along the dotted line”
(v) cut discharge from a group “The coach cut two players from the team”
(v) cut form by probing, penetrating, or digging “cut a hole” ,
“cut trenches” ,
“The sweat cut little rivulets into her face”
(v) cut , tailor style and tailor in a certain fashion “cut a dress”
(v) cut hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction “cut a Ping-Pong ball”
(v) edit , cut , edit out cut and assemble the components of “edit film” ,
“cut recording tape”
(v) cut , skip intentionally fail to attend “cut class”
(v) hack , cut be able to manage or manage successfully “I can't hack it anymore” ,
“she could not cut the long days in the office”
(v) cut give the appearance or impression of “cut a nice figure”
(v) cut move (one's fist) “his opponent cut upward toward his chin”
(v) cut pass directly and often in haste “We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner”
(v) cut pass through or across “The boat cut the water”
(v) cut make an abrupt change of image or sound “cut from one scene to another”
(v) cut stop filming “cut a movie scene”
(v) cut make a recording of “cut the songs” ,
“She cut all of her major titles again”
(v) cut record a performance on (a medium) “cut a record”
(v) cut , burn create by duplicating data “cut a disk” ,
“burn a CD”
(v) cut form or shape by cutting or incising “cut paper dolls”
(v) cut perform or carry out “cut a caper”
(v) cut function as a cutting instrument “This knife cuts well”
(v) cut allow incision or separation “This bread cuts easily”
(v) cut divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult “Wayne cut” ,
“She cut the deck for a long time”
(v) switch off , cut , turn off , turn out cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch “Turn off the stereo, please” ,
“cut the engine” ,
“turn out the lights”
(v) cut reap or harvest “cut grain”
(v) cut fell by sawing; hew “The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia”
(v) cut penetrate injuriously “The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead”
(v) cut shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of “cut my hair”
(v) cut dissolve by breaking down the fat of “soap cuts grease”
(v) cut have a reducing effect “This cuts into my earnings”
(v) cut , cut off cease, stop “cut the noise” ,
“We had to cut short the conversation”
(v) cut have grow through the gums “The baby cut a tooth”
(v) cut grow through the gums “The new tooth is cutting”
(v) geld , cut cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) “the vet gelded the young horse”
Adjectives (a) cut 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”
(a) cut fashioned or shaped by cutting “a well-cut suit” ,
“cut diamonds” ,
“cut velvet”
(a) trimmed , cut made neat and tidy by trimming “his neatly trimmed hair”
(a) mown , cut (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine “the smell of newly mown hay”
(a) cut (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit “the cut pages of the book”
(s) cut , shortened with parts removed “the drastically cut film”
(s) cut , slashed (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply “the slashed prices attracted buyers”