n.

1. the act of reducing the amount or number
   
   • the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget
2. a wound made by cutting;
   gash, slash, slice
   
   • he put a bandage over the cut
3. a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass;
   cut of meat
4. a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc;
   track
   
   • he played the first cut on the cd
   • the title track of the album
5. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
   cutting
   
   • his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
6. a share of the profits
   
   • everyone got a cut of the earnings
7. a step on some scale
   
   • he is a cut above the rest
8. a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation;
   gash
9. (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
   
   • the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
10. the act of cutting something into parts;
    cutting
    
    • his cuts were skillful
    • his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
11. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage;
    deletion, excision
    
    • an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
    • both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
12. the style in which a garment is cut
    
    • a dress of traditional cut
13. the act of shortening something by choping off the ends;
    cutting, cutting off
    
    • the barber gave him a good cut
14. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball;
    baseball swing, swing
    
    • he took a vicious cut at the ball
15. a remark capable of wounding mentally;
    stinger
    
    • the unkindest cut of all
16. a canal made by erosion or excavation
17. a refusal to recognize someone you know;
    snub, cold shoulder
    
    • the snub was clearly intentional
18. (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball;
    undercut
    
    • cuts do not bother a good tennis player
19. the division of a deck of cards before dealing;
    cutting
    
    • he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal
    • the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
20. an unexcused absence from class
    
    • he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class

v.

1. separate with or as if with an instrument
   
   • Cut the rope
2. cut down on; make a reduction in;
   reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, bring down
   
   • reduce your daily fat intake
   • The employer wants to cut back health benefits
3. turn sharply; change direction abruptly;
   swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew
   
   • The car cut to the left at the intersection
   • The motorbike veered to the right
4. make an incision or separation
   
   • cut along the dotted line
5. discharge from a group
   
   • The coach cut two players from the team
6. form by probing, penetrating, or digging
   
   • cut a hole
   • cut trenches
   • The sweat cut little rivulets into her face
7. style and tailor in a certain fashion;
   tailor
   
   • cut a dress
8. hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
   
   • cut a Ping-Pong ball
9. make out and issue;
   write out, issue, make out
   
   • write out a check
   • cut a ticket
   • Please make the check out to me
10. cut and assemble the components of;
    edit, edit out
    
    • edit film
    • cut recording tape
11. intentionally fail to attend;
    skip
    
    • cut class
12. be able to manage or manage successfully;
    hack
    
    • I can't hack it anymore
    • she could not cut the long days in the office
13. give the appearance or impression of
    
    • cut a nice figure
14. move (one's fist)
    
    • his opponent cut upward toward his chin
15. pass directly and often in haste
    
    • We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner
16. pass through or across
    
    • The boat cut the water
17. make an abrupt change of image or sound
    
    • cut from one scene to another
18. stop filming
    
    • cut a movie scene
19. make a recording of
    
    • cut the songs
    • She cut all of her major titles again
20. record a performance on (a medium)
    
    • cut a record
21. create by duplicating data;
    burn
    
    • cut a disk
    • burn a CD
22. form or shape by cutting or incising
    
    • cut paper dolls
23. perform or carry out
    
    • cut a caper
24. function as a cutting instrument
    
    • This knife cuts well
25. allow incision or separation
    
    • This bread cuts easily
26. divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
    
    • Wayne cut
    • She cut the deck for a long time
27. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch;
    switch off, turn off, turn out
    
    • Turn off the stereo, please
    • cut the engine
    • turn out the lights
28. reap or harvest
    
    • cut grain
29. fell by sawing; hew
    
    • The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia
30. penetrate injuriously
    
    • The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead
31. refuse to acknowledge;
    ignore, disregard, snub
    
    • She cut him dead at the meeting
32. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
    
    • cut my hair
33. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things;
    prune, rationalize, rationalise
    
    • We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
34. dissolve by breaking down the fat of
    
    • soap cuts grease
35. have a reducing effect
    
    • This cuts into my earnings
36. cease, stop;
    cut off
    
    • cut the noise
    • We had to cut short the conversation
37. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
    abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, contract, reduce
    
    • The manuscript must be shortened
38. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
    dilute, thin, thin out, reduce
    
    • cut bourbon
39. have grow through the gums
    
    • The baby cut a tooth
40. grow through the gums
    
    • The new tooth is cutting
41. cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses);
    geld
    
    • the vet gelded the young horse

adj.

1. 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
2. fashioned or shaped by cutting
   
   • a well-cut suit
   • cut diamonds
   • cut velvet
3. with parts removed;
   shortened
   
   • the drastically cut film
4. made neat and tidy by trimming;
   trimmed
   
   • his neatly trimmed hair
5. (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine;
   mown
   
   • the smell of newly mown hay
6. (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
   
   • the cut pages of the book
7. (of a male animal) having the testicles removed;
   emasculated, gelded
   
   • a cut horse
8. wounded by cutting deeply;
   gashed, slashed
   
   • got a gashed arm in a knife fight
   • had a slashed cheek from the broken glass
9. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply;
   slashed
   
   • the slashed prices attracted buyers
10. mixed with water;
    thinned, weakened
    
    • sold cut whiskey
    • a cup of thinned soup