Another word for cut
Noun
cut - the style in which a garment is cut
Example:- a dress of traditional cut
cut, deletion, excision - the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Example:- an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
cut, cutting - the division of a deck of cards before dealing
Example:- he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal
cut, cutting, cutting off - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Example:- the barber gave him a good cut
cut - the act of reducing the amount or number
Example:- the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget
cut, cutting - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
Example:- his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
cut, cutting - the act of cutting something into parts
Example:- his cuts were skillful
baseball swing, cut, swing - in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
Example:- he took a vicious cut at the ball
cut - an unexcused absence from class
Example:- he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class
cut, gash, slash, slice - a wound made by cutting
Example:- he put a bandage over the cut
cut, gash - a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
cut - a step on some scale
Example:- he is a cut above the rest
cut - a share of the profits
Example:- everyone got a cut of the earnings
cut, stinger - a remark capable of wounding mentally
Example:- the unkindest cut of all
cold shoulder, cut, snub - a refusal to recognize someone you know
Example:- the snub was clearly intentional
cut, cut of meat - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
cut, track - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
Example:- he played the first cut on the cd
cut - a canal made by erosion or excavation
cut, undercut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
Example:- cuts do not bother a good tennis player
cut - (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
Example:- the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
Verb
cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize - weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
Example:- We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer - turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Example:- The car cut to the left at the intersection
cut, tailor - style and tailor in a certain fashion
Example:- cut a dress
cut - stop filming
Example:- cut a movie scene
cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
Example:- cut my hair
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
Example:- Cut the rope
cut, disregard, ignore, snub - refuse to acknowledge
Example:- She cut him dead at the meeting
abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Example:- The manuscript must be shortened
cut - record a performance on (a medium)
Example:- cut a record
cut - reap or harvest
Example:- cut grain
cut - perform or carry out
Example:- cut a caper
cut - penetrate injuriously
Example:- The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead
cut - pass through or across
Example:- The boat cut the water
cut - pass directly and often in haste
Example:- We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner
cut - move (one's fist)
Example:- his opponent cut upward toward his chin
cut, issue, make out, write out - make out and issue
Example:- write out a check
cut - make an incision or separation
Example:- cut along the dotted line
cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound
Example:- cut from one scene to another
cut - make a recording of
Example:- cut the songs
cut, dilute, reduce, thin, thin out - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Example:- cut bourbon
cut, skip - intentionally fail to attend
Example:- cut class
cut - hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
Example:- cut a Ping-Pong ball
cut - have grow through the gums
Example:- The baby cut a tooth
cut - have a reducing effect
Example:- This cuts into my earnings
cut - grow through the gums
Example:- The new tooth is cutting
cut - give the appearance or impression of
Example:- cut a nice figure
cut - function as a cutting instrument
Example:- This knife cuts well
cut - form or shape by cutting or incising
Example:- cut paper dolls
cut - form by probing, penetrating, or digging
Example:- cut a hole
cut - fell by sawing; hew
Example:- The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia
cut - divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
Example:- Wayne cut
cut - dissolve by breaking down the fat of
Example:- soap cuts grease
cut - discharge from a group
Example:- The coach cut two players from the team
cut, geld - cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
Example:- the vet gelded the young horse
bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down - cut down on; make a reduction in
Example:- reduce your daily fat intake
cut, edit, edit out - cut and assemble the components of
Example:- edit film
burn, cut - create by duplicating data
Example:- cut a disk
Example:- cut the noise
cut, switch off, turn off, turn out - cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
Example:- Turn off the stereo, please
cut, hack - be able to manage or manage successfully
Example:- I can't hack it anymore
cut - allow incision or separation
Example:- This bread cuts easily
Adjective
cut - separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
Example:- the cut surface was mottled
cut, trimmed - made neat and tidy by trimming
Example:- his neatly trimmed hair
cut - fashioned or shaped by cutting
Example:- a well-cut suit
cut, mown - (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
Example:- the smell of newly mown hay
cut - (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
Example:- the cut pages of the book
cut, shortened - with parts removed
Example:- the drastically cut film
cut, thinned, weakened - mixed with water
Example:- sold cut whiskey
cut, slashed - (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
Example:- the slashed prices attracted buyers
cut, emasculated, gelded - (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
Example:- a cut horse