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cut [a]

1)	separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"

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chopped cut_up incised perforated perforate cut_off split uncut

2)	fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"

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cut_out hand-hewn sheared slashed rough

3)	with parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

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shortened

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abridged

4)	made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"

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trimmed

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clipped uncut

5)	(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay"

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mown

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flora uncut

6)	(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book"

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uncut

7)	(of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse"

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emasculated gelded

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castrated

8)	having a long rip or tear; "a split lip"

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split

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injured

9)	wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass"

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gashed slashed

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injured

10)

cut down; "the tree is down"

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cut_down down

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downed

11)

(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers"

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slashed

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decreased

12)

mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"

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thinned weakened

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dilute

cut [n]

1)	the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

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decrease budget_cut pay_cut cost_cutting price_cut spending_cut taxcut

2)	a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"

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gash slash slice

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lesion slice gash cut_down

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

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cut_of_meat

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meat joint chop chine leg side forequarter hindquarter cut_of_beef rib shank shin brisket steak loin sirloin tenderloin neck cut_of_veal cut_of_mutton cut_of_lamb saddle rack cut_of_pork

4)	a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"

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track

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excerpt

5)	the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

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cutting

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opening nick gash incision

6)	a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"

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part booty rake-off

7)	a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the the rest"

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gradation

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

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gash

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furrow

9)	(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"

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transition jump_cut

10)

the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

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cutting

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division severance dissection scission slicing undercut

11)

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

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deletion excision

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editing excise cancel blue-pencil

12)

the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"

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fashion

13)

the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"

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cutting cutting_off

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shortening clip haircut clipping shearing

14)

in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"

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baseball_swing swing

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shot

15)

a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"

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stinger

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abuse sting

16)

a canal made by erosion or excavation

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canal

17)

a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"

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cold_shoulder snub

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rebuff cold-shoulder

18)

(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"

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undercut

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shot lawn_tennis badminton squash undercut

19)

the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"

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cutting

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division card_game

20)

an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"

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absence

cut [v]

1)	separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

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disunite cutter cutlery cut_away cut_out carve cut_into break_off cut_out manicure scissor plane slice pink jag carve carve cube julienne chop undercut hack chop cut_down chip nick pare circumcise chamfer indent mortice cut_down shear gash cut_down tap hob bore clip dissect bisect trisect pare chatter tomahawk saber rebate cradle incise trench bob slice saw discerp chase bevel crosscut rip

2)	cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

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bring_down cut_back cut_down reduce trim trim_back trim_down

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decrease clipping cutback decrease shorten quench retrench slash thin_out thin detract deflate inflate knock_off

3)	turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

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curve sheer slew slue swerve trend veer

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turn swerve course curve bend swerve peel_off yaw

4)	make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"

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5)	discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"

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discharge

6)	form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"

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create

7)	style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"

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tailor

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design fashion sartor gore

8)	hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a pingpong ball"

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hit athletics

9)	make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"

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issue make_out write_out

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write check

10)

cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"

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edit edit_out

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abbreviate alter cutting

11)

intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"

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skip

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miss omission skipper bunk_off

12)

informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"

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hack

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contend

13)

give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"

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appear

14)

move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"

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move boxing

15)

pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"

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go_across

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pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"

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pass_across

17)

make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"

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change cutting cut_to cut_away

18)

stop filming; "cut a movie scene"

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stop

19)

make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"

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record

20)

record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"

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burn record

21)

create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"

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burn

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create

22)

form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"

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create carving

23)

perform or carry out; "cut a caper"

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24)

function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"

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function

25)

allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"

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divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"

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mix

27)

cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

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switch_off turn_off turn_out

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flip switch_on kill

28)

reap or harvest; "cut grain"

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glean

29)

fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"

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cut_down

30)

penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"

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penetrate

31)

refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"

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disregard ignore snub

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do_by cold_shoulder

32)

shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"

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shorten shave crop

33)

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

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prune rationalise rationalize

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do_away_with curb bring_down cut_out

34)

dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"

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break_up

35)

have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"

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bring_down decrease

36)

cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"

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cut_off

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break_up

37)

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

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abbreviate abridge contract foreshorten reduce shorten

38)

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"

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dilute reduce thin thin_out

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weaken cutting diluent dilution dilution water_down

39)

have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"

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acquire

40)

grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"

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grow

41)

cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse"

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geld

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castrate gelding

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

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