cut
1. cut \'k*t\ vb or cut; or cut.ting [ME cutten] 1a: to penetrate with or
as if with an edged instrument 1b: to hurt the feelings of 1c: to strike
sharply with a cutting effect 1d: to strike (a ball) with a glancing blow
imparting a reverse spin 2a: TRIM, PARE 2b: to shorten by omissions 2c:
DISSOLVE, DILUTE 2d: to reduce in amount 3a: MOW, REAP 3b1: to divide
into parts with an edged tool 3b2: FELL, HEW 3c: to separate from an
organization : DETACH 3d: to change the direction of sharply 4a: to
divide into segments 4b: INTERSECT CROSS 4c: BREAK, INTERRUPT 4d1: to
divide (a deck of cards) into two portions 4d2: to draw (a card) from the
deck 4e: to divide into shares : SPLIT 5a: STOP, CEASE 5b: to refuse to
recognize (as acquaintance) : OSTRACIZE 5c: to absent oneself from (as a
class) 5d: to stop (a motor) by opening a switch 5e: to terminate the
photographing of (a motion-picture scene) 6a: to make by or as if by
cutting : as 6a1: CARVE 6a2: to shape by grinding 6a3: ENGRAVE 6a4: to
shear or hollow out 6b: to record sounds (as speech or music) on (a
phonograph record) 6c: to type on a stencil 7a: EXECUTE, PERFORM 7b: to
give the appearance or impression of {~ a fine figure} 1a: to function as
or as if as an edged tool 1b: to admit of being cut 1c: to perform the
operation of dividing, severing, incising, or intersect ing 1d: to pierce
through incisively 1e: to make a stroke with a whip, sword, or other
weapon 1f: to wound feelings or sensibilities 1g: to cause constriction
or chafing 1h: to be of effect, influence, or significance 2a1: to divide
a pack of cards esp. in order to decide the deal or settle a bet 2a2: to
draw a card from the pack 2b: to divide spoils : SPLIT 3a: to go across
rather than around 3b: to move swiftly 3c: to describe an oblique or
diagonal line 3d: to change sharply in direction : SWERVE 3e: to make an
abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in mot ion pictures,
radio, or television 4: to cease photographing motion pictures
2. cut n 1: something that is cut or cut off : as 1a: a length of cloth
varying from 40 to 100 yards in length 1b: the yield of products cut esp.
during one harvest 1c: a customary segment of a meat carcass 1d: a group
of animals selected from a herd 1e: SHARE 2: the effect produced by
cutting : as 2a: a creek, channel, or inlet made by excavation or worn by
natural action 2b: an opening made with an edged instrument 2c: a surface
or outline left by cutting 2d: a passage cut as a roadway 2e: a grade or
step esp. in a social scale 2f: a subset of a set that when subtracted
from the set leaves the remainde r disconnected 2g: a pictorial
illustration 3: the act or an instance of cutting : as 3a: a gesture or
expression that wounds the feelings 3b: a straight passage or course 3c:
a stroke or blow with the edge of a knife or other edged tool 3d: the lash
of a whip 3e: the act of reducing or removing a part 3f: a quick
replacement of one foot by the other in dancing 3g: act or turn of cutting
cards; also : the result of cutting 4: a voluntary absence from a class
5a: a stroke that cuts a ball; also : the spin imparted by such a s troke
5b: a swing by a batter at a pitched baseball 5c: an exchange of captures
in checkers 6: an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in
motion pictur es, radio, or television 7a: the shape and style in which a
thing is cut, formed, or made 7b: PATTERN, TYPE
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