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verb
- 1. make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object: "he cut his toe on a sharp stone" Similar
- 2. divide into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement: "cut the beef into thin slices" Similar
noun
- 1. a stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane: "he could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife" Similar
- 2. a long, narrow incision in the skin made by something sharp: "blood ran from a cut on his jaw" Similar
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Learn the various meanings and uses of the word cut as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to cut a cake, a card, a line, or a record, and what a cut is in sports, music, or slang.
to use a sharp tool such as a knife to break the surface of something, divide something, or make something smaller: [ T ] Cut the apple in half. [ T ] She wanted to have her hair cut (= made shorter). [ M ] We had to cut two trees down (= remove them) to make room for the swimming pool.
Cuts are reductions in public spending, such as budget cuts or spending cuts. Learn how to use this phrase in different contexts and see translations in Spanish and Portuguese.
Cut is a verb that means to use a sharp tool on something, to stop, or to reduce. The word cut has many other senses as a verb, adjective, and noun. To cut something is to use a sharp tool to chop, sever, slice, or divide something.
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.
CUTS definition: Computer Users' Tape System. See examples of CUTS used in a sentence.
Definition of cut verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.