cut – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
cut
adj.
sliced; reduced; cheaper, reduced in price
v.
make an incision; trim, clip; reduce; carve; make an audio recording (i.e. of music, etc.); weaken a solution by mixing in another substance; be absent from; disqualify someone from participating; stop the acting in a scene that is being recorded (Film)
n.
incision; wound; slice; reduction
Cut
Cut may refer to:
- The act of cutting, the separation of an object into two through acutely-directed force
- Cut, a type of wound
cut
Noun
1. the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
(hypernym) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
(hyponym) budget cut
2. a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
(synonym) gash, slash, slice
(hypernym) wound, lesion
3. a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
(synonym) cut of meat
(hypernym) meat
(hyponym) roast, joint
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"
(synonym) track
(hypernym) excerpt, extract, selection
5. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
(synonym) cutting
(hypernym) opening
(hyponym) notch, nick, snick
6. a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
(hypernym) share, portion, part, percentage
(hyponym) rake-off, vigorish
(part-holonym) loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money
7. a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the the rest"
(hypernym) gradation, step
8. a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
(synonym) gash
(hypernym) furrow
9. (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
(hypernym) transition
(hyponym) jump cut
10. the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
(synonym) cutting
(hypernym) division
(hyponym) severance, severing
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"
(synonym) deletion, excision
(hypernym) editing, redaction
12. the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"
(hypernym) fashion
13. the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
(synonym) cutting, cutting off
(hypernym) shortening
(hyponym) clip, clipping, snip
14. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
(synonym) baseball swing, swing
(hypernym) stroke, shot
15. a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"
(synonym) stinger
(hypernym) abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification
16. a canal made by erosion or excavation
(hypernym) canal
17. a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"
(synonym) snub, cold shoulder
(hypernym) rebuff, slight
18. (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
(synonym) undercut
(hypernym) stroke, shot
(classification) tennis, lawn tennis
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"
(synonym) cutting
(hypernym) division
(part-holonym) card game, cards
20. an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
(hypernym) absence
Verb
1. separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
(hypernym) separate, disunite, divide, part
(hyponym) manicure
(see-also) cut away
(derivation) cutter
2. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
(synonym) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, bring down
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) shorten
3. turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
(synonym) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew
(hypernym) turn
(hyponym) peel off
4. make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"
(derivation) cutting
5. discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"
(hypernym) free, discharge
6. form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
(hypernym) make, create
7. style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"
(synonym) tailor
(hypernym) design
(hyponym) gore
(classification) fashion
8. hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a pingpong ball"
(hypernym) hit
(classification) sport, athletics
9. make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
(synonym) write out, issue, make out
(hypernym) write
(hyponym) check
10. cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
(synonym) edit, edit out
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(verb-group) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, contract, reduce
(derivation) film editing, cutting
11. intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"
(synonym) skip
(hypernym) miss
(hyponym) bunk off, play hooky
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"
(synonym) hack
(hypernym) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
13. give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"
(hypernym) look, appear, seem
14. move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
(hypernym) move
(classification) boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs
15. pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
(hypernym) pass, go through, go across
16. pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"
(hypernym) transit, pass through, pass across, pass over
17. make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"
(hypernym) switch, shift, change
(hyponym) cut away
(see-also) cut to
(derivation) film editing, cutting
18. stop filming; "cut a movie scene"
(hypernym) stop
19. make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"
(hypernym) record, tape
20. record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
(hypernym) record, tape
(verb-group) burn
21. create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
(synonym) burn
(hypernym) produce, make, create
22. form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"
(hypernym) make, create
(derivation) carving, cutting
23. perform or carry out; "cut a caper"
(hypernym) perform, execute, do
24. function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"
(hypernym) function, work, operate, go, run
25. allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
(hypernym) be
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"
(hypernym) shuffle, ruffle, mix
(derivation) cutting
27. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
(synonym) switch off, turn off, turn out
(hypernym) throw, flip, switch
(hyponym) kill
28. reap or harvest; "cut grain"
(hypernym) reap, harvest, glean
29. fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"
(hypernym) fell, drop, strike down, cut down
30. penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
31. refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
(synonym) ignore, disregard, snub
(hypernym) treat, handle, do by
32. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"
(hypernym) shorten
(hyponym) shave, trim
33. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
(synonym) prune, rationalize, rationalise
(hypernym) eliminate, get rid of, do away with
(see-also) restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
34. dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
(hypernym) dissolve, resolve, break up
35. have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(verb-group) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, bring down
36. cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
(synonym) cut off
(hypernym) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
(see-also) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
37. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
(synonym) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, contract, reduce
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
(verb-group) edit, edit out
38. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
(synonym) dilute, thin, thin out, reduce
(hypernym) weaken
(hyponym) water down
(derivation) cutting, thinning
39. have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"
(hypernym) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
40. grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
(hypernym) grow
41. cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse"
(synonym) geld
(hypernym) emasculate, castrate, demasculinize, demasculinise
Adjective
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"
(antonym) uncut
(similar) chopped, shredded, sliced
2. fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"
(antonym) uncut, rough
(similar) cut out
3. with parts removed; "the drastically cut film"
(synonym) shortened
(similar) abridged
4. made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"
(synonym) trimmed
(similar) clipped
5. (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay"
(synonym) mown
(classification) vegetation, flora
6. (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book"
(antonym) uncut
7. (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse"
(synonym) emasculated, gelded
(similar) castrated, unsexed
8. having a long rip or tear; "a split lip"
(synonym) split
(similar) injured
9. wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass"
(synonym) gashed, slashed
(similar) injured
10. cut down; "the tree is down"
(synonym) cut down, down
(similar) felled, downed
11. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers"
(synonym) slashed
(similar) decreased, reduced
12. mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"
(synonym) thinned, weakened
(similar) diluted, dilute
Cut (der)
nm.
cutaway, formal jacket coat which is short in front and has long tails in the rear
CUT (Central Única dos Trabalhadores)
trade union, confederation of people of a particular profession, association of craftsmen, guild