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cut
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- pronunciation:
- kuht
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
cuts, cutting, cut |
| definition 1: |
to pierce, slice, or open with a sharp tool such as a knife, ax, saw, or scissors.
The barber cut my hair.
- similar words:
- amputate, carve, chop, clip, crop, hack, knife, lance, mow, nick, notch, pierce, saw, score, shear, slash, slice, slit, snip, split, stab, trim, wound
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| definition 2: |
to divide with something sharp.
Cut the cake so that we can all have some.
- synonyms:
- section, slice
- similar words:
- amputate, divide, split
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| definition 3: |
to make shorter or less; diminish.
He cut his speech to ten minutes.The store cut its prices during the sale.- synonyms:
- shorten
- similar words:
- abbreviate, diminish, reduce
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| definition 4: |
to grow through the gum.
The baby is cutting a new tooth.- similar words:
- grow, teethe
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| definition 5: |
to be absent from on purpose.
He cut all his classes today.- synonyms:
- skip
- similar words:
- miss
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| definition 6: |
to allow cutting or being cut.
A dull knife doesn't cut well.This tender meat cuts easily.- similar words:
- saw
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| definition 7: |
to make a quick shift from one thing to another.
The film cut to another scene.- similar words:
- shift, switch
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| definition 8: |
to go across or through something (usually followed by "through" or "across").
Matt cut across his neighbor's yard on his way home.The path cuts through the woods.- synonyms:
- cross
- similar words:
- go through, pass through
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| related words: |
bite, decrease, dress, lower, mince, nip, pare, reap, rip, scrape, scratch, separate, snub, stall, switch, thin |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or result of cutting.
I got a cut on my hand while chopping vegetables.- synonyms:
- cutting
- similar words:
- carving, chop, cleft, clip, clipping, incision, piece, slash, slice, snip, wound
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| definition 2: |
the way in which something is cut.
The cut of your clothes is very elegant. |
| definition 3: |
a decrease.
The toy store is advertising a cut in prices.- synonyms:
- decrease, reduction, slash
- similar words:
- discount
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| definition 4: |
something left out or taken away.
The editor made several cuts in the article. |
| related words: |
break, decrease, figure, injury, nick, notch, tear, trim |
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