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cut

cut - noun

a share of the profits

(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

a step on some scale

a wound made by cutting

a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

a remark capable of wounding mentally

a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

the style in which a garment is cut

a canal made by erosion or excavation

a refusal to recognize someone you know

in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

the division of a deck of cards before dealing

the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

the act of cutting something into parts

the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

the act of reducing the amount or number

an unexcused absence from class

cut - verb

separate with or as if with an instrument
cut down on; make a reduction in
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
make an incision or separation
discharge from a group
form by probing, penetrating, or digging
style and tailor in a certain fashion
hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
make out and issue
cut and assemble the components of
intentionally fail to attend
be able to manage or manage successfully
give the appearance or impression of
move (one's fist)
pass directly and often in haste
pass through or across
make an abrupt change of image or sound
stop filming
make a recording of
record a performance on (a medium)
create by duplicating data
form or shape by cutting or incising
perform or carry out
function as a cutting instrument
allow incision or separation
divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
reap or harvest
fell by sawing; hew
penetrate injuriously
refuse to acknowledge
shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
dissolve by breaking down the fat of
have a reducing effect
cease, stop
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
have grow through the gums
grow through the gums
cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

cut - adjective

separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
fashioned or shaped by cutting
with parts removed
made neat and tidy by trimming
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
mixed with water

cut - thesaurus

abbreviate abridge burn contract curve cutting deletion dilute disregard edit emasculated excision foreshorten gash geld gelded hack ignore issue mown prune rationalise rationalize reduce sheer shorten shortened skip slash slashed slew slice slue snub stinger swerve swing tailor thin thinned track trend trim trimmed undercut veer weakened

Scrabble score for cut

Scrabble score = 5

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