DICTOMETER

CUTS

1. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • a share of the profits
   Examples:
   • Everyone got a cut of the earnings
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
   Examples:
   • The cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   • Gash
   Definitions:
   • a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • a step on some scale
   Examples:
   • He is a cut above the rest
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   • Gash
   • Slash
   • Slice
   Definitions:
   • a wound made by cutting
   Examples:
   • He put a bandage over the cut
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   • Cut of meat
   Definitions:
   • a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Stinger
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • a remark capable of wounding mentally
   Examples:
   • The unkindest cut of all
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   • Track
   Definitions:
   • a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
   Examples:
   • He played the first cut on the cd
   • The title track of the album
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Deletion
   • Excision
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
   Examples:
   • An editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
   • Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • the style in which a garment is cut
    Examples:
    • A dress of traditional cut
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • a canal made by erosion or excavation
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Snub
    • Cut
    • Cold shoulder
    Definitions:
    • a refusal to recognize someone you know
    Examples:
    • The snub was clearly intentional
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Baseball swing
    • Swing
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • in baseball
    • a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
    Examples:
    • He took a vicious cut at the ball
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    • Undercut
    Definitions:
    • (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
    Examples:
    • Cuts do not bother a good tennis player
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    • Cutting
    Definitions:
    • the division of a deck of cards before dealing
    Examples:
    • He insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal
    • The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    • Cutting
    Definitions:
    • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
    Examples:
    • His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    • Cutting
    Definitions:
    • the act of cutting something into parts
    Examples:
    • His cuts were skillful
    • His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    • Cutting
    • Cutting off
    Definitions:
    • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
    Examples:
    • The barber gave him a good cut
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • the act of reducing the amount or number
    Examples:
    • The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • an unexcused absence from class
    Examples:
    • He was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • separate with or as if with an instrument
   Examples:
   • Cut the rope
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Reduce
   • Cut down
   • Cut back
   • Trim
   • Trim down
   • Trim back
   • Cut
   • Bring down
   Definitions:
   • cut down on
   • make a reduction in
   Examples:
   • Reduce your daily fat intake
   • The employer wants to cut back health benefits
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Swerve
   • Sheer
   • Curve
   • Trend
   • Veer
   • Slue
   • Slew
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • turn sharply
   • change direction abruptly
   Examples:
   • The car cut to the left at the intersection
   • The motorbike veered to the right
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • make an incision or separation
   Examples:
   • Cut along the dotted line
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • discharge from a group
   Examples:
   • The coach cut two players from the team
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • form by probing, penetrating, or digging
   Examples:
   • Cut a hole
   • Cut trenches
   • The sweat cut little rivulets into her face
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   • Tailor
   Definitions:
   • style and tailor in a certain fashion
   Examples:
   • Cut a dress
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
   Examples:
   • Cut a Ping-Pong ball
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Write out
   • Issue
   • Make out
   • Cut
   Definitions:
   • make out and issue
   Examples:
   • Write out a check
   • Cut a ticket
   • Please make the check out to me
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Edit
    • Cut
    • Edit out
    Definitions:
    • cut and assemble the components of
    Examples:
    • Edit film
    • Cut recording tape
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    • Skip
    Definitions:
    • intentionally fail to attend
    Examples:
    • Cut class
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Hack
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • be able to manage or manage successfully
    Examples:
    • I can't hack it anymore
    • She could not cut the long days in the office
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • give the appearance or impression of
    Examples:
    • Cut a nice figure
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • move (one's fist)
    Examples:
    • His opponent cut upward toward his chin
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • pass directly and often in haste
    Examples:
    • We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • pass through or across
    Examples:
    • The boat cut the water
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • make an abrupt change of image or sound
    Examples:
    • Cut from one scene to another
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • stop filming
    Examples:
    • Cut a movie scene
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • make a recording of
    Examples:
    • Cut the songs
    • She cut all of her major titles again
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • record a performance on (a medium)
    Examples:
    • Cut a record
    
    
21. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    • Burn
    Definitions:
    • create by duplicating data
    Examples:
    • Cut a disk
    • Burn a CD
    
    
22. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • form or shape by cutting or incising
    Examples:
    • Cut paper dolls
    
    
23. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • perform or carry out
    Examples:
    • Cut a caper
    
    
24. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • function as a cutting instrument
    Examples:
    • This knife cuts well
    
    
25. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • allow incision or separation
    Examples:
    • This bread cuts easily
    
    
26. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
    Examples:
    • Wayne cut
    • She cut the deck for a long time
    
    
27. Synonyms:
    • Switch off
    • Cut
    • Turn off
    • Turn out
    Definitions:
    • cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
    Examples:
    • Turn off the stereo, please
    • Cut the engine
    • Turn out the lights
    
    
28. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • reap or harvest
    Examples:
    • Cut grain
    
    
29. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • fell by sawing
    • hew
    Examples:
    • The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia
    
    
30. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • penetrate injuriously
    Examples:
    • The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead
    
    
31. Synonyms:
    • Ignore
    • Disregard
    • Snub
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • refuse to acknowledge
    Examples:
    • She cut him dead at the meeting
    
    
32. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
    Examples:
    • Cut my hair
    
    
33. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    • Prune
    • Rationalize
    • Rationalise
    Definitions:
    • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
    Examples:
    • We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
    
    
34. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • dissolve by breaking down the fat of
    Examples:
    • Soap cuts grease
    
    
35. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • have a reducing effect
    Examples:
    • This cuts into my earnings
    
    
36. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    • Cut off
    Definitions:
    • cease, stop
    Examples:
    • Cut the noise
    • We had to cut short the conversation
    
    
37. Synonyms:
    • Abridge
    • Foreshorten
    • Abbreviate
    • Shorten
    • Cut
    • Contract
    • Reduce
    Definitions:
    • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
    Examples:
    • The manuscript must be shortened
    
    
38. Synonyms:
    • Dilute
    • Thin
    • Thin out
    • Reduce
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
    Examples:
    • Cut bourbon
    
    
39. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • have grow through the gums
    Examples:
    • The baby cut a tooth
    
    
40. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • grow through the gums
    Examples:
    • The new tooth is cutting
    
    
41. Synonyms:
    • Geld
    • Cut
    Definitions:
    • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
    Examples:
    • The vet gelded the young horse