English adjective: cut | |||
1. | cut separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument | ||
Samples | The cut surface was mottled. Cut tobacco. Blood from his cut forehead. Bandages on her cut wrists. | ||
Similar | chopped, cut off, cut up, incised, perforate, perforated, perforated, pierced, punctured, severed, shredded, sliced, split | ||
Antonyms | uncut | ||
2. | cut fashioned or shaped by cutting | ||
Samples | A well-cut suit. Cut diamonds. Cut velvet. | ||
Similar | cut out, hand-hewn, hewn, sheared, slashed | ||
Antonyms | uncut, rough | ||
3. | cut with parts removed | ||
Samples | The drastically cut film. | ||
Synonyms | shortened | ||
Similar | abridged | ||
Antonyms | unabridged | ||
4. | cut made neat and tidy by trimming | ||
Samples | His neatly trimmed hair. | ||
Synonyms | trimmed | ||
Similar | clipped | ||
Antonyms | uncut, untrimmed | ||
5. | cut (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine | ||
Samples | The smell of newly mown hay. | ||
Synonyms | mown | ||
Similar | new-mown | ||
Domain category | botany, flora, vegetation | ||
Antonyms | unmown, uncut | ||
6. | cut (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit | ||
Samples | The cut pages of the book. | ||
Antonyms | uncut | ||
7. | cut (of a male animal) having the testicles removed | ||
Samples | A cut horse. | ||
Synonyms | emasculated, gelded | ||
Similar | castrated, unsexed | ||
Antonyms | uncastrated | ||
8. | cut (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply | ||
Samples | The slashed prices attracted buyers. | ||
Synonyms | slashed | ||
Similar | decreased, reduced | ||
Antonyms | increased | ||
9. | cut mixed with water | ||
Samples | Sold cut whiskey. A cup of thinned soup. | ||
Synonyms | thinned, weakened | ||
Similar | dilute, diluted | ||
Antonyms | undiluted | ||
English noun: cut | |||
1. | cut (possession) a share of the profits | ||
Samples | Everyone got a cut of the earnings. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | part, percentage, portion, share | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | rake-off, vigorish | ||
Part meronym | booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag | ||
2. | cut (communication) (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next | ||
Samples | The cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | transition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | jump cut | ||
3. | cut (artifact) a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation | ||
Synonyms | gash | ||
Broader (hypernym) | furrow | ||
4. | cut (state) a step on some scale | ||
Samples | He is a cut above the rest. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gradation, step | ||
5. | cut (state) a wound made by cutting | ||
Samples | He put a bandage over the cut. | ||
Synonyms | gash, slash, slice | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lesion, wound | ||
6. | cut (food) a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass | ||
Synonyms | cut of meat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | meat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brisket, chine, chop, confit, cut of beef, cut of lamb, cut of mutton, cut of pork, cut of veal, entrecote, forequarter, hindquarter, joint, leg, loin, neck, rack, rib, roast, saddle, shank, shin, shin bone, shoulder, side, side of meat, sirloin, steak, tenderloin, undercut | ||
7. | cut (communication) a remark capable of wounding mentally | ||
Samples | The unkindest cut of all. | ||
Synonyms | stinger | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abuse, contumely, insult, revilement, vilification | ||
8. | cut (communication) a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc | ||
Samples | He played the first cut on the cd. The title track of the album. | ||
Synonyms | track | ||
Broader (hypernym) | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | ||
9. | cut (communication) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | ||
Samples | An editor's deletions frequently upset young authors. Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause. | ||
Synonyms | deletion, excision | ||
Broader (hypernym) | editing, redaction | ||
10. | cut (cognition) the style in which a garment is cut | ||
Samples | A dress of traditional cut. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fashion | ||
11. | cut (artifact) a canal made by erosion or excavation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | canal | ||
12. | cut (act) a refusal to recognize someone you know | ||
Samples | The snub was clearly intentional. | ||
Synonyms | cold shoulder, snub | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rebuff, slight | ||
13. | cut (act) in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball | ||
Samples | He took a vicious cut at the ball. | ||
Synonyms | baseball swing, swing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shot, stroke | ||
14. | cut (act) (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball | ||
Samples | Cuts do not bother a good tennis player. | ||
Synonyms | undercut | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shot, stroke | ||
Domain category | badminton, lawn tennis, squash, squash rackets, squash racquets, tennis | ||
15. | cut (act) the division of a deck of cards before dealing | ||
Samples | He insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal. The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual. | ||
Synonyms | cutting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | division | ||
Part meronym | card game, cards | ||
16. | cut (act) the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge | ||
Samples | His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels. | ||
Synonyms | cutting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gash, incision, nick, notch, section, slash, snick, surgical incision | ||
17. | cut (act) the act of cutting something into parts | ||
Samples | His cuts were skillful. His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess. | ||
Synonyms | cutting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | division | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dissection, scission, severance, severing, slicing, undercut | ||
18. | cut (act) the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends | ||
Samples | The barber gave him a good cut. | ||
Synonyms | cutting, cutting off | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shortening | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clip, clipping, clipping, haircut, shearing, snip, trim, trimming | ||
19. | cut (act) the act of reducing the amount or number | ||
Samples | The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | budget cut, cost cutting, pay cut, price cut, price cutting, salary cut, spending cut, tax cut | ||
20. | cut (act) an unexcused absence from class | ||
Samples | He was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | absence | ||
English verb: cut | |||
1. | cut (contact) separate with or as if with an instrument | ||
Samples | Cut the rope. | ||
Examples | They cut the newspapers | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disunite, divide, part, separate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bevel, bisect, bob, bore, break off, carve, carve, carve, chamfer, chamfer, chase, chase, chatter, chip, chip, chip at, chop, chop, chop up, circumcise, clip, cradle, crosscut, cube, cut across, cut away, cut down, cut down, cut down, cut off, cut up, dice, discerp, dissect, dock, drill, drop, fell, furrow, gash, hack, hack, hob, incise, indent, jag, julienne, knap, lop, manicure, mortice, mortise, mow, nick, nick, nip, nip off, pare, pare, pink, plane, rebate, rip, saber, sabre, saw, scissor, sever, shave, shear, slash, slash, slice, slice, slice up, slit, snick, snip, snip off, strike down, tail, tap, tomahawk, transect, trench, trim, trisect, undercut, whittle | ||
2. | cut (change) cut down on; make a reduction in | ||
Samples | Reduce your daily fat intake. The employer wants to cut back health benefits. | ||
Examples | They will cut the duet | ||
Synonyms | bring down, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deflate, detract, downsize, inflate, knock off, quench, retrench, shave, shorten, slash, spill, subtract, take away, thin, thin out | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
3. | cut (motion) turn sharply; change direction abruptly | ||
Samples | The car cut to the left at the intersection. The motorbike veered to the right. | ||
Synonyms | curve, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | peel off, yaw | ||
4. | cut (contact) make an incision or separation | ||
Samples | Cut along the dotted line. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
5. | cut (social) discharge from a group | ||
Samples | The coach cut two players from the team. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discharge, free | ||
6. | cut (creation) form by probing, penetrating, or digging | ||
Samples | Cut a hole. Cut trenches. The sweat cut little rivulets into her face. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blast | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
7. | cut (creation) style and tailor in a certain fashion | ||
Samples | Cut a dress. | ||
Examples | They cut the cape | ||
Synonyms | tailor | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | design | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gore | ||
Domain category | fashion | ||
8. | cut (contact) hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction | ||
Samples | Cut a Ping-Pong ball. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
9. | cut (communication) make out and issue | ||
Samples | Write out a check. Cut a ticket. Please make the check out to me. | ||
Examples | The banks cut the check | ||
Synonyms | issue, make out, write out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | write | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | check | ||
10. | cut (change) cut and assemble the components of | ||
Samples | Edit film. Cut recording tape. | ||
Examples | They will cut the duet | ||
Synonyms | edit, edit out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Verb group | abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | ||
11. | cut (stative) intentionally fail to attend | ||
Samples | Cut class. | ||
Synonyms | skip | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | miss | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bunk off, play hooky | ||
12. | cut (social) be able to manage or manage successfully | ||
Samples | I can't hack it anymore. She could not cut the long days in the office. | ||
Synonyms | hack | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | ||
13. | cut (perception) give the appearance or impression of | ||
Samples | Cut a nice figure. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appear, look, seem | ||
14. | cut (motion) move (one's fist) | ||
Samples | His opponent cut upward toward his chin. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Domain category | boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism | ||
15. | cut (motion) pass directly and often in haste | ||
Samples | We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
16. | cut (motion) pass through or across | ||
Samples | The boat cut the water. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move through, pass across, pass over, pass through, transit | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
17. | cut (motion) make an abrupt change of image or sound | ||
Samples | Cut from one scene to another. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change, shift, switch | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cut away | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
18. | cut (motion) stop filming | ||
Samples | Cut a movie scene. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stop | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
19. | cut (creation) make a recording of | ||
Samples | Cut the songs. She cut all of her major titles again. | ||
Examples | They will cut the duet | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | record, tape | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
20. | cut (creation) record a performance on (a medium) | ||
Samples | Cut a record. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | record, tape | ||
Verb group | burn, cut, cut | ||
21. | cut (creation) create by duplicating data | ||
Samples | Cut a disk. Burn a CD. | ||
Synonyms | burn | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make, produce | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
22. | cut (creation) form or shape by cutting or incising | ||
Samples | Cut paper dolls. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
23. | cut (creation) perform or carry out | ||
Samples | Cut a caper. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do, execute, perform | ||
24. | cut (contact) function as a cutting instrument | ||
Samples | This knife cuts well. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | function, go, operate, run, work | ||
25. | cut (contact) allow incision or separation | ||
Samples | This bread cuts easily. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
26. | cut (contact) divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult | ||
Samples | Wayne cut. She cut the deck for a long time. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mix, ruffle, shuffle | ||
27. | cut (contact) cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch | ||
Samples | Turn off the stereo, please. Cut the engine. Turn out the lights. | ||
Synonyms | switch off, turn off, turn out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flip, switch, throw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | kill | ||
Antonyms | switch on, turn on | ||
28. | cut (contact) reap or harvest | ||
Samples | Cut grain. | ||
Examples | They cut rye in the field | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | glean, harvest, reap | ||
29. | cut (contact) fell by sawing; hew | ||
Samples | The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut down, drop, fell, strike down | ||
30. | cut (contact) penetrate injuriously | ||
Samples | The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead. | ||
Examples | They cut themselves | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | penetrate, perforate | ||
31. | cut (communication) refuse to acknowledge | ||
Samples | She cut him dead at the meeting. | ||
Synonyms | disregard, ignore, snub | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do by, handle, treat | ||
32. | cut (change) shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of | ||
Samples | Cut my hair. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shorten | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crop, French, shave, trim | ||
33. | cut (change) weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | ||
Samples | We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet. | ||
Synonyms | prune, rationalise, rationalize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of | ||
34. | cut (change) dissolve by breaking down the fat of | ||
Samples | Soap cuts grease. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break up, dissolve, resolve | ||
35. | cut (change) have a reducing effect | ||
Samples | This cuts into my earnings. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
Verb group | bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down | ||
36. | cut (change) cease, stop | ||
Samples | Cut the noise. We had to cut short the conversation. | ||
Synonyms | cut off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt | ||
37. | cut (change) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | ||
Samples | The manuscript must be shortened. | ||
Synonyms | abbreviate, abridge, contract, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, concentrate, condense, digest, expurgate, shorten | ||
Verb group | cut, edit, edit out | ||
Antonyms | elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, flesh out, enlarge, expand | ||
38. | cut (change) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture | ||
Samples | Cut bourbon. | ||
Synonyms | dilute, reduce, thin, thin out | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | water down | ||
39. | cut (body) have grow through the gums | ||
Samples | The baby cut a tooth. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquire, develop, get, grow, produce | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
40. | cut (body) grow through the gums | ||
Samples | The new tooth is cutting. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
Verb group | cut | ||
41. | cut (body) cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) | ||
Samples | The vet gelded the young horse. | ||
Synonyms | geld | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate | ||