"cut" | Definition and Related Words

cut

Adjective

Separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument (synset 300664465)
"the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"
similar to:
- chopped, shredded, sliced - prepared by cutting
- cut up - cut into pieces
- incised - cut into with a sharp instrument
- perforated - having a number or series of holes
- perforate, perforated, pierced, punctured - having a hole cut through
- cut off, severed - detached by cutting
- split - (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
Fashioned or shaped by cutting (synset 300666454)
"a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"
similar to:
- cut out - having been cut out
- hand-hewn, hewn - cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
- sheared - (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length
- slashed - having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric
With parts removed (synset 300004614)
"the drastically cut film"

similar to: abridged - (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting

same as: shortened
Made neat and tidy by trimming (synset 302463784)
"his neatly trimmed hair"

similar to: clipped - cut or trimmed by clipping

same as: trimmed
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine (synset 301570420)
"the smell of newly mown hay"

referred to in: botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period

similar to: new-mown - newly mown

same as: mown
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit (synset 300666145)
"the cut pages of the book"
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed (synset 302144482)
"a cut horse"

similar to: castrated, unsexed - deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes

same as: emasculated, gelded
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply (synset 300885984)
"the slashed prices attracted buyers"

similar to: decreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree

same as: slashed
Mixed with water (synset 300759848)
"sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"

similar to: dilute, diluted - reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity

same as: thinned, weakened

Noun

A share of the profits (synset 113310182)
"everyone got a cut of the earnings"

is a type of: part, percentage, portion, share - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

subtypes: rake-off, vigorish - a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster

is a part of: booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag - goods or money obtained illegally
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next (synset 106630741)
"the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"

is a type of: transition - a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

subtypes: jump cut - an immediate transition from one scene to another
A trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation (synset 103157285)
is a type of: furrow - a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)

same as: gash
A step on some scale (synset 114453311)
"he is a cut above the rest"

is a type of: gradation, step - relative position in a graded series
A wound made by cutting (synset 114310615)
"he put a bandage over the cut"

is a type of: lesion, wound - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

same as: gash, slash, slice
A piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass (synset 107669003)
is a type of: meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
subtypes:
- joint, roast - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
- confit - a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat
- chop - a small cut of meat including part of a rib
- chine - cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
- leg - the limb of an animal used for food
- side, side of meat - a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
- forequarter - the front half of a side of meat
- hindquarter - the back half of a side of meat
- cut of beef - cut of meat from beef cattle
- rib - cut of meat including one or more ribs
- entrecote - cut of meat taken from between the ribs
- shank - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
- shin, shin bone - a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
- brisket - a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
- steak - a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
- loin - a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump
- sirloin - the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump
- tenderloin, undercut - the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
- neck - a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- shoulder - a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
- cut of veal - cut of meat from a calf
- cut of mutton - cut of meat from a mature sheep
- cut of lamb - cut of meat from a lamb
- saddle - cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
- rack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
- cut of pork - cut of meat from a hog or pig
same as: cut of meat
A remark capable of wounding mentally (synset 106734210)
"the unkindest cut of all"

is a type of: abuse, contumely, insult, revilement, vilification - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

same as: stinger
A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc (synset 106625218)
"he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"

is a type of: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work

same as: track
The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage (synset 106439886)
"an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

is a type of: editing, redaction - putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form

same as: deletion, excision
The style in which a garment is cut (synset 105758945)
"a dress of traditional cut"

is a type of: fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
A canal made by erosion or excavation (synset 103157409)
is a type of: canal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
A refusal to recognize someone you know (synset 101228486)
"the snub was clearly intentional"

is a type of: rebuff, slight - a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

same as: cold shoulder, snub
In baseball;
A batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball (synset 100572481)
"he took a vicious cut at the ball"

is a type of: shot, stroke - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

same as: baseball swing, swing
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball (synset 100566846)
"cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
referred to in:
- squash, squash rackets, squash racquets - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
- badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
- lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
is a type of: shot, stroke - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

same as: undercut
The division of a deck of cards before dealing (synset 100490486)
"he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"

is a type of: division - the act or process of dividing

is a part of: card game, cards - a game played with playing cards

same as: cutting
The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge (synset 100388465)
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

is a type of: opening - becoming open or being made open
subtypes:
- nick, notch, snick - a small cut
- gash, slash - a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
- incision, section, surgical incision - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
same as: cutting
The act of cutting something into parts (synset 100387723)
"his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

is a type of: division - the act or process of dividing
subtypes:
- severance, severing - the act of severing
- dissection - cutting so as to separate into pieces
- scission - the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
- slicing - the act of cutting into slices
- undercut - a cut made underneath to remove material
same as: cutting
The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends (synset 100360064)
"the barber gave him a good cut"

is a type of: shortening - act of decreasing in length
subtypes:
- clip, clipping, snip - the act of clipping or snipping
- haircut - the act of cutting the hair
- clipping, trim, trimming - cutting down to the desired size or shape
- shearing - removing by cutting off or clipping
same as: cutting, cutting off
The act of reducing the amount or number (synset 100353157)
"the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

is a type of: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down - the act of decreasing or reducing something
subtypes:
- budget cut - the act of reducing budgeted expenditures
- pay cut, salary cut - the act of reducing a salary
- cost cutting - the act of cutting costs
- price cut, price cutting - cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price
- spending cut - the act of reducing spending
- tax cut - the act of reducing taxation
An unexcused absence from class (synset 100068074)
"he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"

is a type of: absence - failure to be present

Verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument (synset 201555301)
"Cut the rope"

is a type of: disunite, divide, part, separate - force, take, or pull apart
subtypes:
- manicure - trim carefully and neatly
- scissor - cut with or as if with scissors
- plane, shave - cut or remove with or as if with a plane
- slice, slice up - cut into slices
- pink - cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
- jag - cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
- carve, cut up - cut to pieces
- carve - form by carving
- carve, chip at - engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
- cube, dice - cut into cubes
- julienne - cut into long thin strips
- chop, hack - cut with a hacking tool
- undercut - cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
- hack - cut away
- chop, chop up - cut into pieces
- cut down, drop, fell, strike down - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- chip, nick - cut a nick into
- nick, snick - cut slightly, with a razor
- break off, chip, cut off, knap - break a small piece off from
- pare, trim - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- circumcise - cut the skin over the clitoris
- chamfer, chase, furrow - cut a furrow into a columns
- indent - cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
- mortice, mortise - cut a hole for a tenon in
- cut down, mow - cut with a blade or mower
- shear - cut or cut through with shears
- gash, slash - cut open
- cut down, slash - cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- tap - cut a female screw thread with a tap
- hob - cut with a hob
- bore, drill - make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
- clip, nip, nip off, snip, snip off - sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- dissect - cut open or cut apart
- bisect - cut in half or cut in two
- transect - cut across or divide transversely
- trisect - cut in three
- pare, whittle - cut small bits or pare shavings from
- chatter - cut unevenly with a chattering tool
- cut away - remove by cutting off or away
- tomahawk - cut with a tomahawk
- saber, sabre - cut or injure with a saber
- rebate - cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
- cradle - cut grain with a cradle scythe
- incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting
- trench - cut or carve deeply into
- bob, dock, tail - remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- slice, slit - make a clean cut through
- saw - cut with a saw
- discerp, lop, sever - cut off from a whole
- chase - cut a groove into
- bevel, chamfer - cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
- crosscut, cut across - cut using a diagonal line
- rip - cut (wood) along the grain
Cut down on;
Make a reduction in (synset 200430013)
"reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller
subtypes:
- shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
- spill - reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
- quench - reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
- retrench - make a reduction, as in one's workforce
- slash - cut drastically
- thin out - make sparse
- thin - make thin or thinner
- detract, take away - take away a part from; diminish
- deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
- inflate - increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
- downsize - (of a company) reduce in size or number of employees
- subtract - take off or away
- knock off, shave - cut the price of
same as: bring down, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down

verb group: cut - have a reducing effect
Turn sharply;
Change direction abruptly (synset 202037140)
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

is a type of: turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
subtypes:
- peel off - leave a formation
- yaw - swerve off course momentarily
same as: curve, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer
Make an incision or separation (synset 201613738)
"cut along the dotted line"

verb group: cut - allow incision or separation
Discharge from a group (synset 202427383)
"The coach cut two players from the team"

is a type of: discharge, free - free from obligations or duties
Form by probing, penetrating, or digging (synset 201758723)
"cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"

is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become

subtypes: blast - make with or as if with an explosion

verb group: cut - form or shape by cutting or incising
Style and tailor in a certain fashion (synset 201670612)
"cut a dress"

referred to in: fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior

is a type of: design - create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner

subtypes: gore - cut into gores

same as: tailor
Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction (synset 201416571)
"cut a Ping-Pong ball"

referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

is a type of: hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Make out and issue (synset 201066821)
"write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"

is a type of: write - communicate or express by writing

subtypes: check - write out a check on a bank account

same as: issue, make out, write out
Cut and assemble the components of (synset 200202086)
"edit film"; "cut recording tape"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

same as: edit, edit out

verb group: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Intentionally fail to attend (synset 202619895)
"cut class"

is a type of: miss - fail to attend an event or activity

subtypes: bunk off, play hooky - play truant from work or school

same as: skip
Be able to manage or manage successfully (synset 202594436)
"I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"

is a type of: contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage - succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

same as: hack
Give the appearance or impression of (synset 202138697)
"cut a nice figure"

is a type of: appear, look, seem - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Move (one's fist) (synset 202105927)
"his opponent cut upward toward his chin"

referred to in: boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism - fighting with the fists

is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Pass directly and often in haste (synset 201919858)
"We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"

is a type of: pass - go across or through

verb group: cut - pass through or across
Pass through or across (synset 201919723)
"The boat cut the water"

is a type of: move through, pass across, pass over, pass through, transit - make a passage or journey from one place to another

verb group: cut - pass directly and often in haste
Make an abrupt change of image or sound (synset 201864093)
"cut from one scene to another"

is a type of: change, shift, switch - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

subtypes: cut away - move quickly to another scene or focus when filming

verb group: cut - stop filming
Stop filming (synset 201863981)
"cut a movie scene"

is a type of: stop - cause to stop

verb group: cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound
Make a recording of (synset 201760407)
"cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"

is a type of: record, tape - register electronically

verb group: cut - record a performance on (a medium)
Record a performance on (a medium) (synset 201760260)
"cut a record"

is a type of: record, tape - register electronically
verb group:
- burn, cut - create by duplicating data
- cut - make a recording of
Create by duplicating data (synset 201760121)
"cut a disk"; "burn a CD"

is a type of: create, make, produce - create or manufacture a man-made product

same as: burn

verb group: cut - record a performance on (a medium)
Form or shape by cutting or incising (synset 201758545)
"cut paper dolls"

is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become

verb group: cut - form by probing, penetrating, or digging
Perform or carry out (synset 201717350)
"cut a caper"

is a type of: do, execute, perform - carry out or perform an action
Function as a cutting instrument (synset 201614027)
"This knife cuts well"

is a type of: function, go, operate, run, work - perform as expected when applied
Allow incision or separation (synset 201613894)
"This bread cuts easily"

is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

verb group: cut - make an incision or separation
Divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult (synset 201558219)
"Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"

is a type of: mix, ruffle, shuffle - mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch (synset 201513208)
"Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

is a type of: flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

subtypes: kill - cause to cease operating

same as: switch off, turn off, turn out
Reap or harvest (synset 201323084)
"cut grain"

is a type of: glean, harvest, reap - gather, as of natural products
Fell by sawing;
Hew (synset 201322398)
"The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"

is a type of: cut down, drop, fell, strike down - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
Penetrate injuriously (synset 201229652)
"The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"

is a type of: penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
Refuse to acknowledge (synset 201061436)
"She cut him dead at the meeting"

is a type of: do by, handle, treat - interact in a certain way

same as: disregard, ignore, snub
Shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of (synset 200562167)
"cut my hair"

is a type of: shorten - make short or shorter
subtypes:
- shave, trim - cut closely
- french - cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking
- crop - cut short
Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things (synset 200474253)
"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

is a type of: do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of - terminate, end, or take out

same as: prune, rationalise, rationalize
Dissolve by breaking down the fat of (synset 200448609)
"soap cuts grease"

is a type of: break up, dissolve, resolve - cause to go into a solution
Have a reducing effect (synset 200430921)
"This cuts into my earnings"

is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller

verb group: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down - cut down on; make a reduction in
Cease, stop (synset 200293269)
"cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"

is a type of: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt - make a break in

same as: cut off
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (synset 200244786)
"The manuscript must be shortened"

is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller
subtypes:
- bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- concentrate, condense, digest - make more concise
same as: abbreviate, abridge, contract, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

verb group: cut, edit, edit out - cut and assemble the components of
Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture (synset 200226497)
"cut bourbon"

is a type of: weaken - lessen the strength of

subtypes: water down - make less strong or intense

same as: dilute, reduce, thin, thin out
Have grow through the gums (synset 200108279)
"The baby cut a tooth"

is a type of: acquire, develop, get, grow, produce - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

verb group: cut - grow through the gums
Grow through the gums (synset 200095890)
"The new tooth is cutting"

is a type of: grow - increase in size by natural process

verb group: cut - have grow through the gums
Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) (synset 200060990)
"the vet gelded the young horse"

is a type of: castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate - remove the testicles of a male animal

same as: geld

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