cut (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 70 senses of the word *cut*:
VERB	contact	cut	separate with or as if with an instrument
change	cut, reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, bring down	cut down on
motion	cut, swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew	turn sharply
contact	cut	make an incision / incision or separation
social	cut	discharge from a group
creation	cut	form by probing, penetrating, or digging
creation	cut, tailor	style and tailor in a certain fashion
contact	cut	hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
communication	cut, write out, issue, make out	make out and issue
change	cut, edit, edit out	cut and assemble the components of
stative	cut, skip	intentionally fail to attend
social	cut, hack	be able to manage or manage successfully
perception	cut	give the appearance or impression of
motion	cut	move (one's fist)
motion	cut	pass directly and often in haste
motion	cut	pass through or across
motion	cut	make an abrupt change of image or sound
motion	cut	stop filming
creation	cut	make a recording of
creation	cut	record a performance on (a medium)
creation	cut, burn	create by duplicating data
creation	cut	form or shape by cutting or incising
creation	cut	perform or carry out
contact	cut	function as a cutting instrument
contact	cut	allow incision / incision or separation
contact	cut	divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
contact	cut, switch off, turn off, turn out	cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
contact	cut	reap or harvest
contact	cut	fell by sawing
contact	cut	penetrate injuriously
communication	cut, ignore, disregard, snub	refuse to acknowledge
change	cut	shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
change	cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise	weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
change	cut	dissolve by breaking down the fat of
change	cut	have a reducing effect
change	cut, cut off	cease, stop / stop
change	cut, abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, contract, reduce	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
change	cut, dilute, thin, thin out, reduce	lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
body	cut	have grow through the gums
body	cut	grow through the gums
body	cut, geld	cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
ADJECTIVE	all	cut	separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
all	cut	fashioned or shaped by cutting
all	cut, shortened	with parts removed
all	cut, trimmed	made neat and tidy by trimming
all	cut, mown	(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
all	cut	(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
all	cut, emasculated, gelded	(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
all	cut, slashed	(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
all	cut, thinned, weakened	mixed with water
NOUN	possession	cut	a share of the profits / profits
communication	cut	(film) an immediate / immediate transition from one shot to the next
artifact	cut, gash	a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
state	cut	a step on some scale
state	cut, gash, slash, slice	a wound made by cutting
food	cut, cut of meat	a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
communication	cut, stinger	a remark capable of wounding mentally
communication	cut, track	a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
communication	cut, deletion, excision	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
cognition	cut	the style in which a garment is cut
artifact	cut	a canal made by erosion or excavation
act	cut, snub, cold shoulder	a refusal to recognize someone you know
act	cut, baseball swing, swing	in baseball
act	cut, undercut	(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
act	cut, cutting	the division of a deck of cards before dealing / dealing
act	cut, cutting	the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
act	cut, cutting	the act of cutting something into parts
act	cut, cutting, cutting off	the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
act	cut	the act of reducing the amount or number
act	cut	an unexcused absence from class

cut > pronunciation
Sounds	kah't
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...

English > *cut*: 70 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument.
Examples	"the cut surface was mottled" "cut tobacco" "blood from his cut forehead" "bandages on her cut wrists"
Narrower	chopped, shredded, sliced	Prepared by cutting
	cut up	cut into pieces
	incised	cut into with a sharp instrument
	perforated	Having a number or series of holes
	pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured	Having a hole cut through
	severed, cut off	detached by cutting
	split	(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
Opposite	uncut	not cut
Spanish	cortado
Catalan	tallat

English > *cut*: 70 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	fashioned or shaped by cutting.
Examples	"a well-cut suit" "cut diamonds" "cut velvet"
Narrower	cut out	Having been cut out
	hewn, hand-hewn	cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
	sheared	(used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length
	slashed	Having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric
Opposite	uncut, rough	not shaped by cutting or trimming
Spanish	cortado
Catalan	tallat

English > *cut*: 70 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	With parts removed.
Example	"the drastically cut film"
Synonym	shortened
Broader	abridged	(used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
Spanish	acortado
Catalan	escurçat, tallat

English > *cut*: 70 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	made neat and tidy by trimming.
Synonym	trimmed
Narrower	clipped	cut or trimmed by clipping
Opposite	untrimmed, uncut	not trimmed
Spanish	cortado, recortado

English > *cut*: 70 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine.
Synonym	mown
Category	vegetation, flora, botany	All the plant life in a particular region or period
Narrower	new-mown	newly mown
Opposite	unmown, uncut	(used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine
Spanish	cortado, segado

English > *cut*: 70 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit.
Example	"the cut pages of the book"
Opposite	uncut	(of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge

English > *cut*: 70 senses > adjective 7
Meaning	(of a male animal) having the testicles removed.
Example	"a cut horse"
Synonyms	emasculated, gelded
Broader	castrated, unsexed	deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
Spanish	capado, castrado, emasculado

English > *cut*: 70 senses > adjective 8
Meaning	(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply.
Synonym	slashed
Broader	decreased, reduced	made less in size or amount or degree
Spanish	barato, rebajado

English > *cut*: 70 senses > adjective 9
Meaning	mixed with water.
Example	"sold cut whiskey"
Synonyms	thinned, weakened
Broader	diluted, dilute	Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
Spanish	rebajado

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning	A share of the profits / profits.
Example	"everyone got a cut of the earnings"
Part of	loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money	Goods or money obtained illegally
Narrower	rake-off, vigorish	A percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster
Broader	share, portion, part, percentage	assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Spanish	parte, provecho, tajada
Catalan	profit

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	(film) an immediate / immediate transition from one shot to the next.
Example	"the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
Narrower	jump cut	An immediate / immediate transition from one scene to another
Broader	transition	A passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Spanish	corte
Catalan	tall

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	A trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation.
Synonym	gash
Broader	furrow	A long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
Spanish	hendedura, raja
Catalan	tall

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 4, state
Meaning	A step on some scale.
Example	"he is a cut above the rest"
Broader	gradation, step	relative position in a graded series

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 5, state
Meaning	A wound made by cutting.
Example	"he put a bandage over the cut"
Synonyms	gash, slash, slice
Broader	wound, lesion	An injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
Spanish	corte, corte profundo, cuchillada, tajada, tajadura
Catalan	tall

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 6, food
Meaning	A piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass.
Synonym	cut of meat
Narrower	brisket	A cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
	chine	cut of meat or fish / fish including at least part of the backbone
	chop	A small cut of meat including part of a rib
	confit	A piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat
	cut of beef	cut of meat from beef cattle
	cut of lamb	cut of meat from a lamb
	cut of mutton	cut of meat from a mature sheep
	cut of pork	cut of meat from a hog or pig
	cut of veal	cut of meat from a calf
	entrecote	cut of meat taken from between the ribs
	forequarter	The front half of a side of meat
	hindquarter	The back half of a side of meat
	leg	The limb of an animal used for food
	loin	A cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump
	neck	A cut of meat from the neck of an animal
	rack	rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
	rib	cut of meat including one or more ribs
	roast, joint	A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
	saddle	cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
	shank	A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
	shin, shin bone	A cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
	shoulder	A cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
	side, side of meat	A lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
	sirloin	The portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump
	steak	A slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
	tenderloin, undercut	The tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
Broader	meat	The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
Spanish	corte de carne, corte, trozo de carne
Catalan	tall de carn

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 7, communication
Meaning	A remark capable of wounding mentally.
Example	"the unkindest cut of all"
Synonym	stinger
Broader	abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification	A rude expression / expression intended to offend or hurt
Spanish	puñalada

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 8, communication
Meaning	A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc.
Example	"he played the first cut on the cd"
Synonym	track
Broader	excerpt, excerption, extract, selection	A passage selected from a larger / larger work
Spanish	pista
Catalan	pista

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 9, communication
Meaning	The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage.
Synonyms	deletion, excision
Broader	editing, redaction	putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
Spanish	corte, supresión
Catalan	supressió, tall

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 10, cognition
Meaning	The style in which a garment is cut.
Example	"a dress of traditional cut"
Broader	fashion	The latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
Spanish	corte
Catalan	tall

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 11, artifact
Meaning	A canal made by erosion or excavation.
Broader	canal	long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
Spanish	corte

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 12, act
Meaning	A refusal to recognize someone you know.
Synonyms	snub, cold shoulder
Broader	rebuff, slight	A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger / anger or disapproval)
Spanish	corte, desaire, desdén
Catalan	desaire

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 13, act
Meaning	In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball.
Example	"he took a vicious cut at the ball"
Synonyms	baseball swing, swing
Broader	stroke, shot	(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 14, act
Meaning	(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball.
Example	"cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
Synonym	undercut
Category	badminton	A game / game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
	squash, squash racquets, squash rackets	A game / game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
	tennis, lawn tennis	A game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
Broader	stroke, shot	(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 15, act
Meaning	The division of a deck of cards before dealing / dealing.
Examples	"he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal" "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
Synonym	cutting
Part of	card game, cards	A game / game played with playing cards
Broader	division	The act or process of dividing
Spanish	corte
Catalan	tallada, tall

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 16, act
Meaning	The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge.
Example	"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
Synonym	cutting
Narrower	incision, section, surgical incision	The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
	notch, nick, snick	A small cut
	slash, gash	A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
Broader	opening	Becoming open or being made open
Spanish	cortadura, corte, tajo
Catalan	tallada, tall

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 17, act
Meaning	The act of cutting something into parts.
Examples	"his cuts were skillful" "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
Synonym	cutting
Narrower	dissection	cutting so as to separate into pieces
	scission	The act of dividing by cutting or splitting
	severance, severing	The act of severing
	slicing	The act of cutting into slices
	undercut	A cut made underneath to remove material
Broader	division	The act or process of dividing
Spanish	cortadura, corte, tajo
Catalan	tallada, tall

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 18, act
Meaning	The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends.
Example	"the barber gave him a good cut"
Synonyms	cutting, cutting off
Narrower	clip, clipping, snip	The act of clipping / clipping or snipping / snipping
	haircut	The act of cutting the hair
	shearing	Removing by cutting off or clipping
	trim, trimming, clipping	cutting down to the desired size or shape
Broader	shortening	Act of decreasing in length
Spanish	corte, recorte
Catalan	tallada, tall

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 19, act
Meaning	The act of reducing the amount or number.
Example	"the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
Narrower	budget cut	The act of reducing budgeted expenditures
	cost cutting	The act of cutting costs
	pay cut, salary cut	The act of reducing a salary
	price cutting, price cut	cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price
	spending cut	The act of reducing spending
	tax cut	The act of reducing taxation
Broader	decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down	The act of decreasing or reducing something
Spanish	recorte
Catalan	retallada

English > *cut*: 70 senses > noun 20, act
Meaning	An unexcused absence from class.
Example	"he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
Broader	absence	failure to be present
Spanish	novillo
Catalan	campana

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	separate with or as if with an instrument.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	They cut the newspapers
Example	"Cut the rope"
Entailed by	amputate, cut off	Remove surgically
	butcher, slaughter	kill (animals) usually for food consumption
	circumcise	cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
	cleave	make by cutting into
	cut out	form and create by cutting out
	pierce	make a hole into
Narrower	bevel, chamfer	cut a bevel on
	bisect	cut in half or cut in two
	bore, drill	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
	carve, cut up	cut to pieces
	carve	form by carving
	carve, chip at	engrave / engrave / engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
	chase	cut a groove into
	chatter	cut unevenly with a chattering tool
	chip, knap, cut off, break off	break a small piece off from
	chop, hack	cut with a hacking tool
	chop, chop up	cut into pieces
	circumcise	cut the skin over the clitoris
	cradle	cut / cut grain with a cradle scythe
	crosscut, cut across	cut using a diagonal line
	cube, dice	cut into cubes
	cut away	Remove by cutting off or away
	discerp, sever, lop	cut off from a whole
	dissect	cut open or cut apart
	dock, tail, bob	Remove or shorten the tail of an animal
	fell, drop, strike down, cut down	Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
	furrow, chamfer, chase	cut a furrow into a columns
	hack	cut away
	hob	cut with a hob
	incise	make an incision / incision into by carving or cutting
	indent	cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
	jag	cut teeth into
	julienne	cut into long thin strips
	manicure	trim carefully and neatly
	mortise, mortice	cut a hole for a tenon in
	mow, cut down	cut / cut with a blade or mower
	nick, chip	cut a nick into
	nick, snick	cut slightly, with a razor
	nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off	sever or remove by pinching or snipping / snipping
	pare, trim	Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
	pink	cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
	plane, shave	cut or remove with or as if with a plane / plane
	rebate	cut a rebate in (timber / timber or stone)
	rip	cut (wood) along the grain
	sabre, saber	cut or injure with a saber
	saw	cut with a saw
	scissor	cut with or as if with scissors
	shear	cut or cut through with shears
	slash, gash	cut open
	slash, cut down	cut with sweeping strokes
	slice, slice up	cut into slices
	slit, slice	make a clean cut / cut through
	tap	cut a female screw thread with a tap
	tomahawk	cut with a tomahawk
	transect	cut across or divide transversely
	trench	cut / cut or carve deeply into
	trisect	cut in three
	undercut	cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
	whittle, pare	cut small bits or pare shavings from
Broader	separate, disunite, divide, part	Force, take, or pull apart
See also	cut away	remove by cutting off or away
	cut into	turn up, loosen, or remove earth
	cut off	break a small piece off from
	cut out	strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
	cut out	form and create by cutting out
	cut up	cut to pieces
Spanish	cortar, perforar, seccionar
Catalan	tallar
Nouns	cutter	a cutting implement
	cutter	someone whose work is cutting / cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)
	cutting	the act of cutting something into parts

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	cut down on; make a reduction in.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	They will cut the duet
Example	"The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
Synonyms	reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, bring down
Narrower	deflate	Reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
	downsize	Reduce in size or number
	inflate	increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
	quench	Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
	retrench	make a reduction, as in one's workforce
	shave, knock off	cut the price of
	shorten	make shorter / shorter than originally / originally intended
	slash	cut drastically
	spill	Reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
	subtract	Take off or away
	take away, detract	take away a part from
	thin	make thin or thinner
	thin out	make sparse
Broader	decrease, lessen, minify	make smaller
Similar to	cut	Have a reducing effect
Spanish	bajar, cortar, rebajar, recortar, reducir
Catalan	reduir, retallar, tallar-se, tallar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Example	"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
Synonyms	swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew
Narrower	peel off	Leave a formation
Narrower	yaw	swerve off course momentarily
Broader	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
Spanish	virar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	make an incision / incision or separation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"cut along the dotted line"
Similar to	cut	Allow incision / incision or separation
Spanish	cortar
Catalan	tallar
Nouns	cutting	the act of cutting something into parts
Nouns	cutting	the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 5, social
Meaning	Discharge from a group.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The coach cut two players from the team"
Broader	free, discharge	Free from obligations or duties

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 6, creation
Meaning	form by probing, penetrating, or digging.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"cut a hole" "cut trenches" "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
Narrower	blast	Make with or as if with an explosion
Broader	make, create	make or cause to be or to become
Similar to	cut	form or shape by cutting or incising

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 7, creation
Meaning	style and tailor in a certain fashion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They cut the cape
Example	"cut a dress"
Synonym	tailor
Category	fashion	The latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
Narrower	gore	cut / cut into gores
Broader	design	create the design for
Spanish	confeccionar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 8, contact
Meaning	hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"cut a Ping-Pong ball"
Category	sport, athletics	An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Broader	hit	Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 9, communication
Meaning	make out and issue.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The banks cut the check
Example	"cut a ticket"
Synonyms	write out, issue, make out
Narrower	check	write out a check on a bank account
Broader	write	Communicate or express by writing
Spanish	cancelar, emitir, expender, extender, redactar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 10, change
Meaning	cut and assemble the components of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They will cut the duet
Example	"cut recording tape"
Synonyms	edit, edit out
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Similar to	abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Nouns	cutting	the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 11, stative
Meaning	intentionally fail to attend.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"cut class"
Synonym	skip
Narrower	bunk off, play hooky	Play truant from work or school
Broader	miss	fail to attend an event or activity
Spanish	faltar a clases, hacer novillos, saltarse

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 12, social
Meaning	Be able to manage or manage successfully.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"she could not cut the long days in the office"
Synonym	hack
Broader	cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage	Come to terms with

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 13, perception
Meaning	Give the appearance or impression of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"cut a nice figure"
Broader	look, appear, seem	Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Spanish	cortar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 14, motion
Meaning	Move (one's fist).
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
Category	boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs	fighting with the fists
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 15, motion
Meaning	Pass directly and often in haste.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
Broader	pass	go across or through
Similar to	cut	pass through or across

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 16, motion
Meaning	pass through or across.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The boat cut the water"
Broader	transit, pass through, move through, pass across, pass over	make a passage or journey from one place to another
Similar to	cut	Pass directly and often in haste

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 17, motion
Meaning	make an abrupt change of image or sound.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"cut from one scene to another"
Narrower	cut away	Move quickly to another scene or focus when filming
Broader	switch, shift, change	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
See also	cut to	move to another scene when filming
Similar to	cut	stop filming
Nouns	cutting	the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 18, motion
Meaning	stop filming.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"cut a movie scene"
Broader	stop	Cause to stop
Similar to	cut	make an abrupt change of image or sound
Spanish	cortar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 19, creation
Meaning	make a recording of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They will cut the duet
Examples	"cut the songs" "She cut all of her major titles again"
Broader	record, tape	Register electronically
Similar to	cut	record a performance on (a medium)

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 20, creation
Meaning	record a performance on (a medium).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"cut a record"
Broader	record, tape	Register electronically
Similar to	cut	make a recording of
Similar to	cut, burn	create by duplicating data

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 21, creation
Meaning	create by duplicating data.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"cut a disk"
Synonym	burn
Broader	produce, make, create	create or manufacture a man-made product
Similar to	cut	record a performance on (a medium)

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 22, creation
Meaning	form or shape by cutting or incising.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"cut paper dolls"
Broader	make, create	make or cause to be or to become
Similar to	cut	form by probing, penetrating, or digging
Spanish	cortar, hacer, recortar
Catalan	fer, retallar, tallar
Nouns	cutting	the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Nouns	cutting	removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape / shape

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 23, creation
Meaning	Perform or carry out.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"cut a caper"
Broader	perform, execute, do	carry out or perform an action

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 24, contact
Meaning	Function as a cutting instrument.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"This knife cuts well"
Broader	function, work, operate, go, run	Perform as expected when applied

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 25, contact
Meaning	Allow incision / incision or separation.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"This bread cuts easily"
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Similar to	cut	make an incision / incision or separation
Spanish	cortarse

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 26, contact
Meaning	divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"Wayne cut" "She cut the deck for a long time"
Broader	shuffle, ruffle, mix	mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
Spanish	cortar
Nouns	cutting	the division of a deck of cards before dealing / dealing

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 27, contact
Meaning	Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"cut the engine"
Synonyms	switch off, turn off, turn out
Narrower	kill	Cause to cease operating
Broader	throw, flip, switch	Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
Opposite	switch on, turn on	Cause to operate by flipping a switch
Spanish	apagar, desconectar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 28, contact
Meaning	reap or harvest.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They cut rye in the field
Example	"cut grain"
Broader	reap, harvest, glean	Gather, as of natural products
Spanish	cortar, segar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 29, contact
Meaning	fell by sawing; hew.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"
Broader	fell, drop, strike down, cut down	Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 30, contact
Meaning	penetrate injuriously.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Model	They cut themselves
Example	"The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"
Broader	penetrate, perforate	Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
Spanish	cortar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 31, communication
Meaning	refuse to acknowledge.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"She cut him dead at the meeting"
Synonyms	ignore, disregard, snub
Broader	treat, handle, do by	interact in a certain way
Spanish	desairar, despreciar, ignorar
Catalan	menysprear

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 32, change
Meaning	shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"cut my hair"
Narrower	French	Cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking
	crop	cut short
	shave, trim	cut closely
Broader	shorten	make short or shorter

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 33, change
Meaning	weed out unwanted or unnecessary things.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
Synonyms	prune, rationalize, rationalise
Broader	extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with	Terminate, end, or take out
See also	cut back	place restrictions on
	cut back	cut down on
	cut out	delete or remove
Spanish	escamondar
Catalan	esporgar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 34, change
Meaning	dissolve by breaking down the fat of.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"soap cuts grease"
Broader	dissolve, resolve, break up	Cause to go into a solution
Spanish	cortar, disolver

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 35, change
Meaning	Have a reducing effect.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Example	"This cuts into my earnings"
Broader	decrease, lessen, minify	make smaller
Similar to	reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down	cut down on

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 36, change
Meaning	Cease, stop / stop.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"cut the noise" "We had to cut short the conversation"
Synonym	cut off
Broader	interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off	make a break / break in
See also	cut off	make a break / break in
Spanish	cortar
Catalan	tallar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 37, change
Meaning	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, contract, reduce
Narrower	bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Narrower	digest, condense, concentrate	make more concise
Broader	decrease, lessen, minify	make smaller
Opposite	elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate	add details, as to an account or idea
Similar to	edit, cut, edit out	cut and assemble the components of
Spanish	abreviar, acortar, compendiar, condensar, contraer, encoger, reducir, resumir, simplificar
Catalan	abreujar, contraure, contreure, encongir, escurçar

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 38, change
Meaning	lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"cut bourbon"
Synonyms	dilute, thin, thin out, reduce
Narrower	water down	make less strong or intense
Broader	weaken	lessen the strength of
Spanish	aclarar, cortar, desleír, diluir, reducir
Catalan	diluir
Nouns	cutting	the act of diluting something

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 39, body
Meaning	Have grow through the gums.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The baby cut a tooth"
Broader	grow, develop, produce, get, acquire	Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
Similar to	cut	Grow through the gums

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 40, body
Meaning	Grow through the gums.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The new tooth is cutting"
Broader	grow	increase in size by natural process
Similar to	cut	Have grow through the gums

English > *cut*: 70 senses > verb 41, body
Meaning	cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	geld
Broader	emasculate, castrate, demasculinize, demasculinise	Remove the testicles of a male animal
Spanish	capar
Catalan	capar

HyperDic: cut