Entry Word: cut

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting <choose cuts of meat that have very little visible fat>

Synonyms cutting, slice

Related Words chop, cutlet; chunk, hunk, lump; clipping, paring, shaving, snippet; sliver, splinter

2 an individual part of a process, series, or ranking <a cut above the rest in intelligence> — see degree 1
3 something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group <received my cut of the profits from the garage sale> — see share 1