ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ

kənˈtɹækt kɜːv kɝv kʌt kʌt kʌt ˈkʌtɪŋ dɪˈliːʃən daɪˈljuːt daɪˈlut dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd ˈɛdɪt ˈɛdɪt ɪkˈsɪʒən ɪɡˈnɔː ɪɡˈnɔɹ ɪɡˈno(ː)ɹ ˈɪsjuː ˈɪʃ(j)u meɪk aʊt meɪk æɔt meɪk ʌʊt ˈɹæʃənəleɪz ɹɪˈdjuːs ɹɪˈduːs ˈʃɔːtən ˈʃɔɹtən slæʃt slaɪs sluː ˈstɪŋə(ɹ) ˈstɪŋɚ swɜː(ɹ)v swɝv ˈswɪŋ ˈteɪlɚ ˈteɪlə ˈθɪn tɹæk tɹɪm wiːˈkɛnd ˈwiˌkɛnd with parts removed the drastically cut film cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) the vet gelded the young horse an unexcused absence from class he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class grow through the gums The new tooth is cutting have grow through the gums The baby cut a tooth cut and assemble the components of edit film cut recording tape lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture cut bourbon reduce in scope while retaining essential elements The manuscript must be shortened cease, stop cut the noise We had to cut short the conversation the act of reducing the amount or number the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends the barber gave him a good cut the act of cutting something into parts his cuts were skillful his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels cut down on; make a reduction in reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits have a reducing effect This cuts into my earnings dissolve by breaking down the fat of soap cuts grease weed out unwanted or unnecessary things We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet 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 shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of cut my hair (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball cuts do not bother a good tennis player in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball he took a vicious cut at the ball 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 (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit the cut pages of the book fashioned or shaped by cutting a well-cut suit cut diamonds cut velvet mixed with water sold cut whiskey a cup of thinned soup (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply the slashed prices attracted buyers refuse to acknowledge She cut him dead at the meeting make out and issue write out a check cut a ticket Please make the check out to me a refusal to recognize someone you know the snub was clearly intentional penetrate injuriously The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead fell by sawing; hew The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia reap or harvest cut grain hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction cut a Ping-Pong ball cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch Turn off the stereo, please cut the engine turn out the lights separate with or as if with an instrument Cut the rope divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult Wayne cut She cut the deck for a long time (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine the smell of newly mown hay make an incision or separation cut along the dotted line allow incision or separation This bread cuts easily function as a cutting instrument This knife cuts well style and tailor in a certain fashion cut a dress perform or carry out cut a caper form or shape by cutting or incising cut paper dolls form by probing, penetrating, or digging cut a hole cut trenches The sweat cut little rivulets into her face create by duplicating data cut a disk burn a CD record a performance on (a medium) cut a record make a recording of cut the songs She cut all of her major titles again stop filming cut a movie scene make an abrupt change of image or sound cut from one scene to another pass through or across The boat cut the water pass directly and often in haste We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner turn sharply; change direction abruptly The car cut to the left at the intersection The motorbike veered to the right move (one's fist) his opponent cut upward toward his chin give the appearance or impression of cut a nice figure (of a male animal) having the testicles removed a cut horse discharge from a group The coach cut two players from the team made neat and tidy by trimming his neatly trimmed hair be able to manage or manage successfully I can't hack it anymore she could not cut the long days in the office intentionally fail to attend cut class a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation a canal made by erosion or excavation the style in which a garment is cut a dress of traditional 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 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 (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt a remark capable of wounding mentally the unkindest cut of all a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass a share of the profits everyone got a cut of the earnings a wound made by cutting he put a bandage over the cut a step on some scale he is a cut above the rest