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The meaning of CUT is to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument. How to use cut in a sentence. to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument; to hurt the feelings of; to strike sharply with a cutting effect…
to break the surface of something, or to divide or make something smaller, using a sharp tool, especially a knife: to cut a slice of bread. cut something on something I cut myself on that glass. cut something with something She cut her hand with a knife and had to have stitches. cut something up Cut the meat up into small pieces.
Synonyms for CUT: slit, slice, rip, slash, split, pierce, stab, bruise; Antonyms of CUT: attend, show up (for), extend, lengthen, elongate, strengthen, enrich, fortify.
To cut something is to use a sharp tool to chop, sever, slice, or divide something. Cut has several different specific senses depending on the tool being used. For example, when you use scissors to cut hair, you are snipping pieces of hair off.
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- cut a check
- cut a deal
- cut a figure
- cut and run
- cut a rug
- cut a tooth
- cut away
- cut back
47 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 cut /ˈkʌt/ verb
cuts; cut; cutting
1 cut
/ˈkʌt/
verb
: to make an agreement usually about business : to make a deal
•The band cut a deal with a recording company.
◊ If you cut a fine/dashing/heroic (etc.) figure, you look very good and impressive.
•He cut a fine figure in his officer's uniform.
: to leave quickly in order to avoid danger or trouble
•You can't just cut and run when your friends are in trouble.
[phrasal verb]
cut away (something) or cut (something) away
: to remove (something that is not needed) by cutting
•They cut away [=cut off] a few of the tree's lower branches.
[phrasal verb]
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: to use less or do less of something
•We've been spending too much money and we need to cut back. [=we need to spend less money]
— often + on
•I've been trying to cut back on smoking.
The verb cut means the act of slicing with a knife or another sharp edge, or the tear, hole, or wound it causes. It's surprising how much a paper cut can hurt. When you cut something, you slice into it or remove a part of it, like when you cut your friend's hair or cut a pan of brownies into squares.
Check pronunciation: cut. Definition of cut verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
