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Meaning
Verb
●
To
incise
, to
cut
into the
surface
of something.
To
perform
an
incision
on,
for example
with a knife.
To
divide
with a
knife
,
scissors
, or another
sharp
instrument.
To form or
shape
by cutting.
To
wound
with a knife.
To
engage
in
self-harm
by making
cuts in
one's
own skin.
To
deliver
a
stroke
with a
whip
or like
instrument
to.
To
wound
or
hurt
deeply
the
sensibilities
of; to pierce.
To
castrate
or geld.
To
interfere
, as a
horse
; to
strike
one foot
against the
opposite
foot
or
ankle
in using the legs.
●
To
admit
of
incision
or
severance
; to
yield
to a
cutting
instrument.
●
To
separate
,
remove
,
reject
or reduce.
To
separate
or
omit
, in a
situation
where one was
previously
associated.
To
abridge
or
shorten
a work; to
remove
a
portion
of a
recording
during editing.
To reduce, especially intentionally.
To
absent
oneself
from (a
class
, an
appointment
, etc.).
●
To
ignore
as a social
rebuff
or snub.
●
In Film genres:
To make an
abrupt
transition
from one
scene
or
image
to another.
●
In Film:
To
edit
a
film
by
selecting
takes
from
original
footage.
●
In Computing:
To
remove
(text, a
picture
, etc.) and place in
memory
in order to
paste
at a
later
time.
●
To
enter
a
queue
in the wrong
place.
●
To
intersect
or
cross
in such a way
as to
divide
in half
or
nearly
so.
●
In Cricket:
To make the
ball
spin
side
ways by
running
one's
fingers
down the
side
of the
ball
while
bowling
it.
●
In Cricket:
To
deflect
(a
bowled
ball
) to the off, with a
chopping
movement
of the bat.
●
To change
direction
suddenly.
●
To
divide
a
pack
of
playing cards
into two.
●
To make, to
negotiate
, to conclude.
●
To
dilute
or
adulterate
something, especially a
recreational
drug.
●
To
exhibit
(a quality).
●
To
stop
,
disengage
, or cease.
●
In Sports:
To
drive
(a
ball
) to
one side
, as by (in
billiards
or
croquet
)
hitting
it
fine
with another
ball
, or (in
tennis
)
striking
it with the
racket
inclined.
●
In Bodybuilding:
To
lose
body mass
,
aiming
to keep
muscle
but
lose
body fat.
●
To
perform
(a
dancing
movement
etc.).
Adj
●
Having been cut.
●
Reduced.
●
Carved into a
shape
; not raw.
●
In Cricket:
Played with a
horizontal
bat
to
hit
the
ball
backward
of point.
●
In Bodybuilding:
Having
muscular
definition
in which individual
groups
of
muscle fibers
stand out
among
larger
muscle
s.
●
Circumcised or having been the
subject
of
female
genital
mutilation.
●
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
Emotionally hurt.
●
In British English & New Zealand English:
Intoxicated
as a result of
drugs
or alcohol.
Noun
●
The
act
of cutting.
●
The result of cutting.
●
An
opening
resulting
from
cutting
; an
incision
or wound.
●
A
notch
,
passage
, or
channel
made by
cutting
or
digging
; a
furrow
; a groove.
An
artificial
navigation channel
as
distinguished
from a
navigable
river.
●
A
share
or
portion
of profits.
●
A decrease.
●
In Cricket:
A
bat
sman's
shot
played with
a
swinging
motion
of the
bat
, to
hit
the
ball
backward
of point.
●
In Cricket:
Sideways
movement
of the
ball
through the
air
caused
by a
fast bowler
imparting
spin
to the
ball
.
●
In Sports:
In
lawn tennis
, etc; a
slanting
stroke
causing
the
ball
to
spin
and
bound
irregularly
; also, the
spin
thus
given to
the
ball
.
●
In Golf:
In a
strokeplay
competition
, the early
elimination
of those
players
who
have not
then
attained
a
preannounced
score
, so that the
rest
of the
competition
is less
pressed for time
and more
entertaining
for spectators.
●
In Film genres & Theater:
A
passage
omitted
or to be
omitted
from a
play
,
movie
script
,
speech
, etc.
●
In Film genres:
A particular
version
or
edit
of a film.
●
In Card games:
The
act
or right of
dividing
a
deck
of
playing
cards.
●
In Card games:
The
card
obtained
by
dividing
the pack.
●
The
manner
or
style
in which a
garment
or an
article
of
clothing
is fashioned.
●
A
slab
or
slice
, especially of meat.
●
In Fencing:
An
attack
made with a
chopping
motion
of the
blade
,
landing
with its
edge
or point.
●
A
deliberate
snub
,
typically
a
refusal
to
return
a
bow
or other
acknowledgement
of acquaintance.
●
An
unkind
act
; a cruelty.
●
An insult
●
A
definable
part, such as an individual
song
, of a
recording
,
particularly
of
commercial
records
,
audio tapes
, CDs, etc.
●
In Archaeology:
A
truncation
, a
context
that
represents
a
moment
in time
when other
archaeological
deposits
were
removed
for the
creation
of some
feature
such as a
ditch
or pit.
●
A haircut.
●
In Graph theory:
The
partition
of a graph’s
vertices
into two subgroups.
●
In Internet:
A
dividing line
in a Tumblr
post
, the
content
below which is
hidden
until the
reader
reveals
it.
●
In Rail transportation:
A
string
of
railway
cars
coupled
together,
shorter
than a train.
●
An
engraved
block
or
plate
; the
impression
from such an engraving.
●
A common
workhorse
; a gelding.
●
The
failure
of a
college
officer
or
student
to be present at any
appointed
exercise.
●
A
skein
of yarn.
●
That which
is used to
dilute
or
adulterate
a
recreational
drug.
●
In Fashion:
A
notch
shaved
into an eyebrow.
●
In Bodybuilding:
A
time period
when one
attempts
to
lose
fat
while
retaining
muscle
mass.
●
A
hidden
,
secluded
, or
secure
place.
●
In Petrochemistry:
The range of
temperatures
used to
distill
a particular
mixture
of
hydrocarbons
from
crude
oil.
Intj
●
In Film & Television:
An
instruction
to
cease
recording.
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Origin
cut
English
cutten
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Cut
Incise
Snithe
Spear
Drunk
Mix
Decrease
Circumcised
Reduce
Juice
Whip
Stoned
Chop
Chopped
Chopping
Edit
Lower
Vigorish
Ripped
Circumcise
Sliced
Slice
Cut Out
Turn Off
More
Antonyms
Hike
Action
Related
Trim
Snip
Break
Rip
Drop
Trimmed
Split
Slashed
Lopped
Pull
Squeeze
Snipped
Taper
Tear
Blow
Burn
Fade
Take
Lift
Kick
Scrape
Pulled
Hairstyle
Shaved
Sawed
Roll
Hair
Look
Reduced
Piece
Blade
Laid
Rolled
Peeled
Slash
Broken
Peel
Dropped
Incision
Hairdo
Raise
Shot
Fall
Dip
Scraped
Pass
Braid
Styling
Separated
Clipped
Remove
Freeze
Lifted
Fringe
Neckline
Carved
Silhouette
Tapered
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Rhymes
Ut
Gut
Tut
But
Nut
Jut
Hut
Cut
Shat
Butt
Putt
Scut
Mutt
Slut
Shut
What
Glut
Abut
Donut
Strut
Recut
Rebut
Abutt
Peanut
Walnut
Astrut
Coconut
Somewhat
Uppercut
Shortcut
Hazelnut
Crosscut
Undercut
Scuttlebutt
You-Know-What
Prime Cut
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