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nounthe omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
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"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"verbweed out unwanted or unnecessary things
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"The employer wants to cut back health benefits"verbcut down on; make a reduction in
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"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"nounthe act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
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adjectivemade neat and tidy by trimming
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"he took a vicious cut at the ball"nounin baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
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adjective(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
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"cut bourbon"verblessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixturetype of:
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"cut recording tape"verbcut and assemble the components of
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adjective(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
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verbreduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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"his cuts were skillful" "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"nounthe act of cutting something into parts
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"She cut him dead at the meeting"verbrefuse to acknowledge
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"The car cut to the left at the intersection"verbturn sharply; change direction abruptlytype of:
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"she could not cut the long days in the office"verbbe able to manage or manage successfully
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"sold cut whiskey"adjectivemixed with water
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nouna refusal to recognize someone you know
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"the barber gave him a good cut"nounthe act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
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"cuts do not bother a good tennis player"noun(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
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"cut a dress"verbstyle and tailor in a certain fashion
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"the drastically cut film"adjectivewith parts removed
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"he put a bandage over the cut"nouna wound made by cutting
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"cut a disk"verbcreate by duplicating data
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"cut the noise" "We had to cut short the conversation"verbcease, stop
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verbcut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
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nouna piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
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"cut a ticket"verbmake out and issuetype of:
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nouna trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
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"the unkindest cut of all"nouna remark capable of wounding mentally
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"cut class"verbintentionally fail to attend
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"he played the first cut on the cd"nouna distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
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"he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal" "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"nounthe division of a deck of cards before dealing
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"a cut horse"adjective(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
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"cut the engine"verbcause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
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nouna canal made by erosion or excavationtype of:
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"This bread cuts easily"verballow incision or separationtype of:
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"he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"nounan unexcused absence from classtype of:
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"everyone got a cut of the earnings"nouna share of the profits
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"he is a cut above the rest"nouna step on some scale
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"The coach cut two players from the team"verbdischarge from a group
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"soap cuts grease"verbdissolve by breaking down the fat of
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"Wayne cut" "She cut the deck for a long time"verbdivide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
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"a well-cut suit" "cut diamonds" "cut velvet"adjectivefashioned or shaped by cuttingOpposite:
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"The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"verbfell by sawing; hewtype of:
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"the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"noun(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the nexttype of:
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"cut a hole" "cut trenches" "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"verbform by probing, penetrating, or digging
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"cut paper dolls"verbform or shape by cutting or incising
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"This knife cuts well"verbfunction as a cutting instrument
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"cut a nice figure"verbgive the appearance or impression of
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"The new tooth is cutting"verbgrow through the gumstype of:
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"This cuts into my earnings"verbhave a reducing effect
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"The baby cut a tooth"verbhave grow through the gums
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"cut a Ping-Pong ball"verbhit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite directiontype of:
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"cut from one scene to another"verbmake an abrupt change of image or sound
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"cut along the dotted line"verbmake an incision or separation
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"cut the songs" "She cut all of her major titles again"verbmake a recording of
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"his opponent cut upward toward his chin"verbmove (one's fist)type of:
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"We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"verbpass directly and often in hastetype of:
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"The boat cut the water"verbpass through or acrosstype of:
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"The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"verbpenetrate injuriously
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"cut a caper"verbperform or carry out
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"cut grain"verbreap or harvest
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"cut a record"verbrecord a performance on (a medium)
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"the cut surface was mottled" "cut tobacco" "blood from his cut forehead" "bandages on her cut wrists"adjectiveseparated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
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"cut my hair"verbshorten as if by severing the edges or ends oftype of:
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"the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"nounthe act of reducing the amount or numbertype of:
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"a dress of traditional cut"nounthe style in which a garment is cuttype of:
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"the cut pages of the book"(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slitOpposite:
- saw cut with a saw
- die cut or shape with a die
- cut cut down on; make a reduction in
- cut cut and assemble the components of
- cut cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
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- dress cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
- plane cut or remove with or as if with a plane
- french cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking
- bob cut hair in the style of a bob