cut

1. a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"

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

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

synset: cut, gash

4. a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest"

5. a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"

synset: cut, gash, slash, slice

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

synset: cut, cut_of_meat

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

synset: stinger, cut

8. 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"

synset: cut, track

9. 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"

synset: deletion, excision, cut

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

11. a canal made by erosion or excavation

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

synset: snub, cut, cold_shoulder

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

synset: baseball_swing, swing, cut

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

synset: cut, undercut

15. 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"

synset: cut, cutting

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

synset: cut, cutting

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

synset: cut, cutting

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

synset: cut, cutting, cutting_off

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

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

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

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

synset: reduce, cut_down, cut_back, trim, trim_down, trim_back, cut, bring_down

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

synset: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut

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

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

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

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

synset: cut, tailor

8. hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball"

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

synset: write_out, issue, make_out, cut

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

synset: edit, cut, edit_out

11. intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"

synset: cut, skip

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

synset: hack, cut

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

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

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

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

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

18. stop filming; "cut a movie scene"

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

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

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

synset: cut, burn

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

23. perform or carry out; "cut a caper"

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

25. allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"

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

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

synset: switch_off, cut, turn_off, turn_out

antonym: switch_on, turn_on

28. reap or harvest; "cut grain"

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

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

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

synset: ignore, disregard, snub, cut

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

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

synset: cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise

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

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

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

synset: cut, cut_off

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

synset: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

antonym: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh_out, expand, expound, dilate

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

synset: dilute, thin, thin_out, reduce, cut

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

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

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

synset: geld, cut

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"

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

antonym: uncut, rough

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

synset: cut, shortened

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

synset: trimmed, cut

antonym: untrimmed, uncut

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

synset: mown, cut

antonym: unmown, uncut

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

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

synset: cut, emasculated, gelded

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

synset: cut, slashed

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

synset: cut, thinned, weakened

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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