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verb

ˈkət How to pronounce cut (audio)
Definition of cutnext
1
as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass

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2
as in to skip
to fail to attend a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses

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3
as in to isolate
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing

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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet

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as in to mow
to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of you need to cut the lawn very soon—before it becomes a jungle

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as in to dilute
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink

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as in to veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course cut towards the goal, eluding a defender

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as in to intersect
to divide by passing through or across a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half

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as in to analyze
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships whichever way you cut it, we won't be seeing any profits from the business for at least three years

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cut

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noun

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as in slice
a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting choose cuts of meat that have very little visible fat

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as in inch
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking one of the new recruits is a cut above the rest in intelligence

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as in share
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group received my cut of the profits from the garage sale

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as in haircut
a style or arrangement of hair she decided she needed a new cut after wearing her hair the same way for years

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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings completely ignoring her was the unkindest cut of all

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cut

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adjective

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as in reduced

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as in chiseled

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Recent Examples of cut
Verb
Led by an expert mountain safety team, the pair practiced coiling rope, cutting steps in ice walls, learning a Tyrolean traverse. — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Both Ausar and Schieffelin are expected to be part of the Heat’s G League affiliate this season after they are cut by Miami. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
The enrollment cut comes as part of a larger Republican strategy to focus on fraud in government programs, including Medicaid and hospice care, which polls show resonates with GOP voters. — Julie Appleby, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026 Paramedics took the girl to Broward Health Medical Center, where she was treated for a small cut to her chest, police said. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut
  1. slit
  2. skip
  3. isolate
  4. shave
  5. mow
  6. dilute
  7. veer
  8. intersect
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  • Afterward, Lindsay slit her wrists and neck, then jumped out of a second-story window.
    — Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of slit
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  • Yet when the conversation turns to race, many people skip that step entirely.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Littley and Pittman both suggest skipping the rinse for risotto, noting that the starch helps make the dish creamy.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of skip
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  • One of the other things that Claude noticed was that these array of associated reverse transcriptases seem to be isolated to jumbo phages, which have very large genomes for bacteriophage.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Adapted from Hsiao Li-hung’s novel, the film follows Thik-hông (Lu), an orphan who marries into a wealthy family, is widowed young and sees her son sent away to Japan, leaving her isolated behind the walls of the family estate.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of isolate
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  • Especially right now, since Amazon just shaved 25% off for the Prime Day afterparty.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Apparently, Tony Romo shaved two strokes off his final round scorecard.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shave
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  • In those areas, IDOT mows less often, applies targeted herbicides to invasive plants, and in some instances sows milkweed seed and other native plants.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Overseed thin areas, mow at the proper height, and maintain consistent watering so grass can outcompete weeds.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of mow
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  • That’s not unusual — industries typically ask for a seat at the table, the better to steer discussions to their benefit and dilute any resulting rules.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Some French youths, like Lise, are concerned that all the talk about politics or references to the past take away from the present, and dilute the focus of student demands.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of dilute
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  • After impact, the motorcycle veered off the right side of the highway through the gore of the exit ramp and into the rest area’s grassy median.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And in September, Hurricane Marie churned up big waves that damaged oceanfront homes near Los Angeles before veering away from the coast.
    — Nicholas Grondin, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of veer
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  • Political stratagems in art were shifting in places like New York and Los Angeles, and the Pictures Generation’s ethos began to speak to young Black and brown artists, ultimately intersecting with their desire for representation.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There are new couples and characters that intersect with them.
    — Katherine Lam, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of intersect

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“Cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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