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Dictionary: cut   (kŭt) pronunciation


v., cut, cut·ting, cuts.

v.tr.
  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever: cut cloth with scissors.
  3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten: cut one's hair.
  4. To mow, reap, or harvest: cut grain; cut grass.
  5. To fell by sawing; hew.
  6. To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums.
    1. To form or shape by severing or incising: a doll that was cut from paper.
    2. To form or shape by grinding: cut a diamond.
    1. To form by penetrating, probing, or digging: cut a trench.
    2. To exhibit the appearance or give the impression of: cuts a fine figure on the dance floor.
    1. To separate from a main body; detach: cut a limb from a tree.
    2. To separate from a group: cut a calf from a herd.
    3. To discharge from a group or number: had to cut six players from the team.
  7. To pass through or across; cross: a sailboat cutting the water.
  8. Games. To divide (a deck of cards) into two parts, as in completing a shuffle or in exposing a card at random.
  9. To reduce the size, extent, or duration of; curtail or shorten: cut a payroll; cut a budget; cut the cooking time in half.
    1. To remove or delete: cut a line from a poem.
    2. Computer Science. To remove (a segment) from a document or graphics file for storage in a buffer.
  10. To lessen the strength of; dilute: cut whiskey with water.
  11. To dissolve by breaking down the fat of: Soap cuts grease.
  12. To injure the feelings of; hurt keenly.
  13. To refuse to speak to or recognize; snub: cut me dead at the party.
  14. To fail to attend purposely: cut a class.
  15. Informal. To cease; stop: cut the noise; cut an engine.
  16. Sports. To strike (a ball) so that it spins in a reverse direction.
    1. To perform: cut a caper.
    2. To make out and issue: cut a check to cover travel expenses.
  17. Slang. To be able to manage; handle successfully: couldn't cut the long hours anymore.
  18. To stop filming (a movie scene).
    1. To record a performance on (a phonograph record or other medium).
    2. To make a recording of.
  19. To edit (film or recording tape).
  20. Vulgar Slang. To expel (a discharge of intestinal gas).
v.intr.
  1. To make an incision or a separation: Cut along the dotted line.
  2. To allow incision or severing: Butter cuts easily.
  3. To function as a sharp-edged instrument.
    1. To remove part of something, such as a text or film.
    2. Computer Science. To remove a part of a document or graphics file and store it in a buffer.
  4. To grow through the gums. Used of teeth.
  5. To injure someone's feelings: a remark that cut without mercy.
  6. To change direction abruptly: Cut to the left at the next intersection.
  7. To go directly and often hastily: cut across a field.
  8. Games. To divide a pack of cards into two parts, especially in order to make a chance decision or selection.
  9. To make an abrupt change of image or sound, as in filming: cut from one shot to another.
  10. To be very astute and penetrating: an analysis that cuts deep.
n.
  1. The act of cutting.
  2. The result of cutting, especially an opening or wound made by a sharp edge.
  3. A part that has been cut from a main body: a cut of beef; a cut of cloth.
  4. A passage made by digging or probing.
  5. The elimination or removal of a part: a cut in a speech.
  6. A reduction: a cut in salary.
  7. Sports. The remainder of contestants in a competition, especially in golf, after some have been eliminated: did very well but still missed the cut.
  8. The style in which a garment is cut: a suit of traditional cut.
  9. A haircut.
  10. Informal. A portion of profits or earnings; a share.
  11. A wounding remark; an insult.
  12. An unexcused absence, as from school or a class.
  13. A step in a scale of value or quality; degree: a cut above the average.
  14. Printing.
    1. An engraved block or plate.
    2. A print made from such a block.
  15. Sports. A stroke that causes a ball to spin in a reverse direction.
  16. Baseball. A swing of a bat.
  17. Games. The act of dividing a deck of cards into two parts, as before dealing.
  18. One of the objects used in drawing lots.
  19. An abrupt change of image or sound, as between shots in a film.
  20. A transition from one scene to another in a film, video, or television program.
  21. A movie at a given stage in its editing: approved the final cut for distribution.
  22. A single selection of music from a recording, especially a phonograph recording.
adj.
  1. Having the ends or edges cut: admired his newly cut hair.
  2. Having been cut or clipped off: cut grass that blew in the wind.
  3. Printing. Having the page edge slit or trimmed. Used of a book.
  4. Ground to a specific shape: cut gemstones.
  5. Slang. Circumcised. Used of a man or boy.
phrasal verbs:

cut back

  1. To shorten by cutting; prune.
  2. To reduce or decrease: cut back production.
cut down
  1. To kill or strike down.
  2. To alter by removing extra or additional fittings: cut down a car for racing.
  3. To reduce the amount taken or used: cutting down on one's intake of rich foods.
cut in
  1. To move into a line of people or things out of turn.
  2. To interrupt: During the debate my opponent kept cutting in.
  3. To interrupt a dancing couple in order to dance with one of them.
  4. To connect or become connected into an electrical circuit.
  5. To mix in with or as if with cutting motions: Measure out the flour and use a pair of knives to cut the shortening in.
  6. To include, especially among those profiting.
cut off
  1. To separate from others; isolate.
  2. To stop suddenly; discontinue.
  3. To shut off; bar.
  4. To interrupt the course or passage of: The infielder cut off the throw to the plate.
  5. To interrupt or break the line of communication of: The telephone operator cut us off.
  6. To disinherit: cut their heirs off without a cent.
cut out
  1. To remove by or as if by cutting.
  2. To form or shape by or as if by cutting.
  3. To take the place of; supplant.
  4. To suit or fit by nature: I'm not cut out to be a hero.
  5. To assign beforehand or by necessity; predetermine: We've got our work cut out for us.
  6. To deprive: felt cut out of all the fun.
  7. To stop; cease.
  8. Informal. To depart hastily.
  9. Chiefly Southern U.S. To turn off (a light or television set).
cut up Informal.
  1. To behave in a playful, comic, or boisterous way; clown.
  2. To criticize severely.

idioms:

cut a fat hog Texas.

  1. To take on more than one is able to accomplish: "Boy, has he cut a fat hog, as they say down home" (Hughes Rudd).
cut a wide swath
  1. To make a big display; draw much attention.
cut both ways
  1. To have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications.
cut corners
  1. To do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way.
cut down to size
  1. To deflate the self-importance of.
cut it Informal.
  1. To perform up to expectations or a required standard; be acceptable.
cut loose
  1. To speak or act without restraint: cut loose with a string of curses.
cut no ice
  1. To make no effect or impression: an objection that cut no ice with management.
cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face
  1. To injure oneself in taking revenge against another.
cut (one's) losses
  1. To withdraw from a losing situation.
cut (one's) teeth on
  1. To learn or do as a beginner or at the start of one's career.
cut short
  1. To stop before the end; abbreviate.
cut the cheese Vulgar Slang.
  1. To expel intestinal gas.
cut the mustard
  1. To perform up to expectations or to a required standard.
cut to the chase
  1. To get to the matter at hand.

[Middle English cutten.]

cuttable cut'ta·ble adj.

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1. Band on a long-playing record.

2. Particular kind of photoengraving used as a printing plate derived from the term woodcut.

3. Command given by a film or television director to stop action or production.

4. Delete portions of filmed or videotaped material, or editorial and advertising copy, so that the material can fit into a particular time period or space.

5. Immediate change from one scene to another, as distinguished from a fade (see fade in; fade out) or dissolve.

In electronic media, to intentionally remove from a document. Some machines temporarily store cut material to have it ready for revision if wanted.

To mix a solid, cold fat (such as butter or shortening) with dry ingredients (such as a flour mixture) until the combination is in the form of small particles. This technique can be achieved by using a pastry blender, two knives, a fork or fingers (which must be cool so as not to melt the fat). A food processor fitted with a metal blade does an excellent job of cutting fat into dry ingredients, providing the mixture is not overworked into a paste.

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also cut up

verb

  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge: gash, incise, pierce, slash, slit. See enter/exit, help/harm/harmless.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument: carve, cleave, dissever, sever, slice, slit, split. See assemble/disassemble.
  3. To bring down, as with a saw or ax. chop down, fell, hew. See rise/fall.
  4. To turn aside sharply from a straight course: chop, sheer, skew, slue, swerve, veer. Nautical yaw. See change/persist.
  5. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising: chop, clip, crop, cut back, cut down, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase/decrease.
  6. To lessen the strength of by or as if by admixture: attenuate, dilute, thin, water (down), weaken. See strong/weak.
  7. To slight (someone) deliberately: rebuff, shun, snub, spurn. Informal coldshoulder. Idioms: closeshutthe door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on. See accept/reject.
  8. To fail to attend on purpose: truant. Informal skip. Idioms: go AWOL, playhookytruant. See seek/avoid.

phrasal verb - cut across

    To pass through or over: crisscross, cross, crosscut, decussate, intersect,, meet.

phrasal verb - cut back

    To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising: chop, clip, crop, cut, cut down, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate,, increase/decrease.

phrasal verb - cut down

  1. To cause the death of: carry off, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill, slay. Slang waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See help/harm/harmless.
  2. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down, down, drop, fell, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw. Slang deck. Idioms: lay low. See rise/fall.
  3. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising: chop, clip, crop, cut, cut back, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase/decrease.

phrasal verb - cut in

  1. To force or come in as an improper or unwanted element: horn in, intrude, obtrude. See enter/exit.
  2. To interject remarks or questions into another's discourse: break in, chime in, chip in, interrupt. See continue/stop/pause.

phrasal verb - cut off

  1. To set apart from a group: close off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester. See include/exclude.
  2. To cause the death of: carry off, cut down, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill, slay. Slang waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See help/harm/harmless.
  3. To block the progress of and force to change direction: head off, intercept. See allow/prevent.

phrasal verb - cut out

  1. To take the place of (another) against the other's will: displace, supplant. See substitute.
  2. To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example): break, give up, leave off, stop. Slang kick. See continue/stop/pause.
  3. To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. Informal push off, shove off. Slang blow, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach/retreat.

phrasal verb - cut up

  1. To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion: act up, carry on, misbehave. Informal horse around. See good/bad.
  2. To find fault with: blame, censure, criticize, fault, rap. Informal pan. Slang knock. See praise/blame.

noun

  1. The result of cutting: gash, incision, slash, slice, slit, split. See enter/exit, help/harm/harmless.
  2. A part severed from a whole: piece, portion, section, segment, slice. See part/whole.
  3. The act or process of decreasing: abatement, curtailment, cutback, decrease, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drain, reduction, slash, slowdown, taper. See increase/decrease.
  4. That which is allotted: allocation, allotment, allowance, dole, lot, measure, part, portion, quantum, quota, ration, share, split. Slang divvy. See collect/distribute.
  5. A deliberate slight: rebuff, snub, spurn. Informal cold shoulder, go-by. See accept/reject.
  6. An unexcused absence: truancy, truantry. Informal hooky. See seek/avoid.

Antonyms:

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n

Definition: insult
Antonyms: compliment, nicety, praise

n

Definition: reduction, diminution
Antonyms: increase

v

Definition: dilute
Antonyms: add, enhance

v

Definition: ignore, avoid
Antonyms: confront, face

v

Definition: shorten, reduce
Antonyms: increase, lengthen


n.the point of intersection of two direction-finding lines of bearing.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

cut‐up, a technique used by the novelist William S. Burroughs in some passages of his works, notably The Ticket That Exploded (1962), whereby a pre‐existing written text is cut into segments which are reshuffled at random before being printed in the resulting accidental order. See also aleatory, collage.

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cut


1. Excavated material.
2. The void resulting from the excavation of material.
3. The depth to which material is to be excavated to bring the surface to a predetermined grade.
4. In the theater, a long slot across the stage floor for the introduction or removal of scenery.


Slang Dictionary:

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mod. having well-defined abdominal muscles.  Andy works hard to try to get a gut that's cut.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To divide with a sharp tool. Also: to dissolve.

pronunciation Drama is life with the dull bits cut out. — Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980).

as in: an injury
sign description: The index finger makes a slicing motion across the back of the wrist or wherever the cut or scar is.




i. To switch off an aircraft engine.
ii. To cut the gun. To close the throttle of an engine.
iii. In air navigation, the intersection of two lines of position; this is the smaller angle between these two lines.

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CUT, cut, or cuts may refer to:

Contents

Organizations

Science, technology, and medicine

Mathematics

Computers

Television, film, and books

  • Cut (filmmaking), an immediate transition to a new shot
  • Cut (novel), a 2000 novel
  • Cut (2000 film), an Australian film starring Molly Ringwald and Kylie Minogue
  • Cut (advert), a 2009 advertisement for the charitable organisation Women's Aid
  • Cuts, a television series on UPN

Music

Sports and games

  • Cut (cards), dividing a deck of cards for randomness before dealing
  • Weight cutting, the practice of rapid weight loss prior to a sporting competition

Places

Illegal drugs

Other uses

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Translations:

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Cut

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skære, klippe, hugge, fælde, smerte, gøre, overse, afbryde, tage af, pjække, slukke, fortynde, nedsætte
v. intr. - hugge, skære, skyde genvej, slutte optagelse, klippe brat, stikke af
n. - skår, sår, stik, nedsættelse, forkortelse, hib, klipning, stykke, snittet slag, andel, negligering, passage

idioms:

  • a cut above    en tand bedre end
  • cut across    gå på tværs af, skyde genvej
  • cut and dried    fiks og færdig
  • cut and paste    klippe og klistre
  • cut and run    stikke af
  • cut away    skære væk, hugge fri
  • cut back    reducere, beskære
  • cut back on    reducere
  • cut both ways    være et tveægget sværd
  • cut dead    negligere
  • cut down    skære ned, fælde, meje ned, korte af
  • cut down on    skære ned på
  • cut down to size    sætte på plads
  • cut free    slå sig løs
  • cut glass    slibe glas, krystal
  • cut in    afbryde, give andel af fortjeneste til, bryde ind
  • cut in on    danse videre med partneren
  • cut into    gøre indhug i, skære sig ind i
  • cut it fine    komme akkurat i sidste øjeblik
  • cut loose    gøre sig fri, slå sig løs
  • cut no ice    ikke have nævneværdig effekt
  • cut off    afskære, afbryde
  • cut one's losses    stå af før det bliver for dyrt
  • cut one's teeth    gøre sine første erfaringer på
  • cut out    fjerne, udelade , klippe, holde op med, snyde, slå ud, frakoble, afskære, udvælge
  • cut out for    egnet til
  • cut school    pjække
  • cut short    afbryde, forkorte
  • cut the ground from under someone    slå fødderne væk under en
  • cut the mustard    være god nok
  • cut through    skære igennem
  • cut to the bone    skære stærkt ned
  • cut to the quick    såre dybt
  • cut up    forurolige, tilintetgøre, sønderlemme, skabe sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
snijwond, snede, vermindering, snit, belediging, stuk/plak, commissie/deel van winst, het knippen van haar/ kapsel, plotselinge overgang (film/video), in-/doorsnijding, effect (bal), gravure, uitgraving (spoorweg), nieuwe vaargeul voor rivier, snijden, afknippen, inkorten, verminderen, maken (opname/sleutel/ jas etc.), slijpen, insnijden, uithalen (b.v. streek), aankunnen (b.v. werk), plotseling van richting veranderen, invloed hebben, doorsnijden, bepaalde indruk maken, couperen (kaarten), monteren (film), opname stopzetten (film), uitzetten (motor), met effect slaan, aanlengen, knippen, (af) snijden, inkrimpen, terugschroeven, hakken, kappen, maaien, (haar) knippen, deel, aandeel, korting, bezuiniging, loonsverlaging

Français (French)
v. tr. - couper, découper qch dans, ouvrir, (Agric) faucher (le blé), (fig) rompre, faire creuser, graver (des initiales) (dans), (lit, fig) blesser (qn), tailler (un buisson), refaire (une clé), dégager qn de, supprimer (une scène), couper (un film), baisser (des prix), réduire (des dépenses), diminuer (un salaire), percer (une dent), éteindre (les lumières), faire graver, (Comput) couper (une section), couper (des cartes), diluer (une boisson), couper (une route), arrêter (de), sécher (des cours), ne pas aller à, ignorer, snober (qn), (Cin) monter
v. intr. - couper, entamer (qch), inciser, couper à travers, traverser, passer devant qn, faire une queue de poisson à qn, (Cin) braquer sans transition (une caméra), couper (des cartes), (fig) empiéter sur
n. - (gén) entaille, incision, coupure, coupe (de cheveux), part (action), réduction de, suppression, baisse, (Culin) morceau, taille (d'une pierre précieuse), (Cin) coupure, plan de raccord, (Édit) coupure, raccourci, (Art, Imprim) cliché, gravure, (Sport) coup tranchant, (Mus) morceau

idioms:

  • a cut above    être supérieur à
  • cut across    couper à travers
  • cut and dried    opinions toutes faites, arrêté
  • cut and paste    (Comput) coupez collez
  • cut and run    fuir, partir en courant
  • cut away    couper, ôter, retrancher
  • cut back    tailler, élaguer, baisser, diminuer, réduire, économiser, s'en retourner, rebrousser chemin, (Cin) revenir en arrière
  • cut back on    faire des économies de, réduire, diminuer, manger moins de
  • cut both ways    être à double tranchants
  • cut dead    ignorer, snober
  • cut down    couper, abattre, abréger, tronquer, réduire (des dépenses), couper (une corde), faire des réductions
  • cut down on    économiser sur
  • cut down to size    remettre qn à sa place
  • cut free    relâcher, relaxer, libérer
  • cut glass    verre taillé
  • cut in    intervenir dans une conversation, s'interposer, faire une queue de poisson, intervenir, (Élec) intercaler (une résistance)
  • cut in on    (Aut) faire une queue de poisson (à qn), (Comm) s'infiltrer (sur le marché)
  • cut into    entamer, intervenir/interrompre brusquement la conversation
  • cut it fine    calculer juste
  • cut it out    ça suffit
  • cut loose    détacher, libérer
  • cut no ice    n'a pas inventé le fil à couper le beurre, ne pas impressionner
  • cut off    couper, découper, isoler, couper (qn), se couper de, (Élec) interrompre (le courant), (Aut) couper (l'allumage), déshériter qn
  • cut one's losses    réduire ses pertes
  • cut one's teeth    percer les dents, apprendre par expérience
  • cut out    sculpter, s'arrêter, supprimer, découper, enlever (une tumeur), supprimer, boucher (la vue), étouffer (le bruit), arrêter de (faire)
  • cut out for    être taillé pour
  • cut out to be    être fait pour être
  • cut school    faire l'école buissonnière
  • cut short    couper court
  • cut someone in    interrompre qn, (Aut) faire une queue de poisson à qn
  • cut someone off    couper qn, couper qn du monde, déshériter qn
  • cut someone out    exclure qn
  • cut someone up    être affecté, être affligé par (qch)
  • cut the ground from under someone    couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn
  • cut the mustard    atteindre le standard désiré
  • cut through    couper, attaquer (un détergent), fendre (l'air), éviter (qn), traverser (la voix)
  • cut to the bone    réduire au maximum
  • cut to the quick    piquer au vif
  • cut up    couper, découper, dépecer, hacher, être affecté/affligé par, (GB) devenir (violent)

Deutsch (German)
v. - schneiden, durchschneiden, reduzieren, mähen, schleifen, schlagen, senken, abbrechen
n. - Schnitt, Kürzung, Verminderung, Einsparung, Anteil, Schliff

idioms:

  • a cut above    besser sein als
  • cut across    sich hinübersetzen
  • cut and dried    vorher festgelegt
  • cut and paste    Textmontage
  • cut and run    abhauen
  • cut away    wegschneiden
  • cut back    einschränken, rückblenden
  • cut back on    verringern
  • cut both ways    zweischneidig sein
  • cut dead    jmdn. ignorieren
  • cut down    fällen, einschränken
  • cut down on    verringern
  • cut down to size    jmdn. auf seinen Platz verweisen
  • cut free    befreien
  • cut glass    Glas mit eingeschliffenem Muster
  • cut in    sich einschalten, teilhaben lassen
  • cut in on    unterbrechen
  • cut into    anschneiden
  • cut it fine    haarscharf berechnen
  • cut it out    hör/hört auf damit, laß/laßt das sein
  • cut loose    losschneiden
  • cut no ice    jmdn. nicht beeindrucken
  • cut off    abschneiden, abschlagen
  • cut one's losses    die Verluste eindämmen
  • cut one's teeth    begannen ihre Laufbahn, sich die ersten Sporen verdienen
  • cut out    ausschneiden, ausstechen, aufhören
  • cut out for    sich eignen zu
  • cut out to be    für etw. geeignet sein
  • cut school    Schule schwänzen
  • cut short    vorzeitig beenden, unterbrechen
  • cut someone in    jmdn. an etw. beteiligen
  • cut someone off    abschneiden, abschlagen
  • cut someone out    ausschneiden, ausstechen, aufhören
  • cut someone up    abfangen, an jmdm. harte Kritik üben
  • cut the ground from under someone    jmndm. den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen
  • cut the mustard    (slang) es bringen
  • cut through    durchschneiden
  • cut to the bone    haarscharf berechnen
  • cut to the quick    jmdn. ins Mark treffen
  • cut up    schwer betroffen sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κόβω, τέμνω, περικόπτω, κουρεύω, ξακρίζω, τραυματίζω, πληγώνω, λαξεύω, σκαλίζω, διακόπτω, διαιρώ, χωρίζω, διακόπτω (τη λειτουργία, σχέσεις κ.λπ.), τερματίζω γύρισμα σκηνής, (καθομ.) γράφω δίσκο μουσικής
n. - τομή, κοπή, κόψιμο, διακοπή παροχής, μείωση, τραύμα, σχίσιμο, τεμάχιο, τμήμα, μερίδιο, κοψιά, σουλούπι, (αθλοπ.) κοφτό κτύπημα, κοφτή μπαλιά

idioms:

  • a cut above    καλύτερος, ανώτερος
  • cut across    διατρέχω, διασχίζω, αντίκειμαι, αντιβαίνω
  • cut and dried    προαποφασισμένος, προγραμματισμένος, στερεότυπος
  • cut and paste    (Η/Υ) (απο)κοπή και (επι)κόλληση δεδομένων
  • cut and run    (ναυτ.) λύνω κάβο, (καθομ.) κόβω λάσπη, το σκάω
  • cut away    αποκόπτω
  • cut back    περικόπτω (κν. κουτσουρεύω)
  • cut back on    κάνω οικονομία σε
  • cut dead    κάνω πως δεν βλέπω, αγνοώ
  • cut down    κόβω, ρίχνω (δέντρο), περικόπτω, μετριάζω, σκοτώνω
  • cut down on    μειώνω, περιορίζω
  • cut free    απελευθερώνω
  • cut in    παρεμβαίνω, μπαίνω με σφήνα (μπροστά από άλλο όχημα)
  • cut in on    διακόπτω, χώνομαι σε (συζήτηση)
  • cut into    κόβω σε, τεμαχίζω σε, διακόπτω, χρησιμοποιώ (οικονομίες)
  • cut it fine    (καθομ.) φέρνω τσίμα-τσίμα, ίσα που τα καταφέρνω
  • cut loose    (καθομ.) ξαμολάω, ξαμολιέμαι, το ρίχνω έξω, ξεφαντώνω
  • cut no ice    (καθομ.) δεν έχω πέραση
  • cut off    κόβω, αποκόπτω, διακόπτω, αποκληρώνω
  • cut one's losses    (καθομ.) περισώζω ό, τι μπορώ
  • cut out    κόβω στα μέτρα, αφαιρώ, αποκόπτω, παύω, σταματώ
  • cut out for    κομμένος ραμμένος για
  • cut short    περικόπτω, συντομεύω, διακόπτω πρόωρα
  • cut through    ανοίγω δρόμο κόβοντας, περιορίζω, ξεμπερδεύω με
  • cut up    κατακόβω, καταξεσχίζω, συγχύζω

Italiano (Italian)
tagliare, intagliare, ridurre, falciare, mietere, parte, taglio, incisione, frecciata, diminuzione, riduzione, economia, ribasso, riduzione salariale

idioms:

  • be a cut above    essere superiore a
  • be cut out for    essere tagliato per, essere fatto per
  • be cut up about    contrariarsi per
  • cut across    ostacolare
  • cut and dried    fuori discussione, scontato
  • cut and paste    revisione testi
  • cut and run    tagliar la corda
  • cut back    ridurre, diminuire, economizzare
  • cut back on    ridurre, economizzare su
  • cut both ways    a doppio taglio
  • cut corners    tagliar corto
  • cut dead    voltar la faccia a
  • cut down    tagliare, economizzare
  • cut down on    economizzare su
  • cut down to size    esporre i limiti di
  • cut free    liberarsi
  • cut glass    cristallo
  • cut in    tagliar la strada, interrompere
  • cut in on    interrompere
  • cut into    intaccare
  • cut it fine    fare appena a tempo
  • cut loose    liberarsi
  • cut no ice    non conta
  • cut off    amputare, sospendere, tagliato fuori
  • cut one's losses    ridurre le perdite
  • cut one's teeth    trovare il senno
  • cut out    ritagliare, tagliare, essere interrotto
  • cut school    tagliar la scuola
  • cut short    farla breve
  • cut the mustard    raggiungere la media
  • cut through    solcare
  • cut to the bone    giungere al nocciolo
  • cut to the quick    giungere alla conclusione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cortar
n. - corte (m)
adj. - cortado

idioms:

  • be a cut above    estar um grau acima
  • be cut out for    ter talento para, ser talhado para
  • be cut up about    retalhar, criticar, entristecer
  • cut across    atravessar
  • cut and dried    pronto, vulgar
  • cut and paste    cortar e colar
  • cut and run    sair precipitadamente
  • cut away    cortar
  • cut back    aparar
  • cut back on    reduzir em
  • cut both ways    ter bons e maus efeitos ou conseqüências, apoiar ou sustentar dois lados, servir a dois propósitos
  • cut corners    economizar
  • cut dead    fingir que não conhece
  • cut down    reduzir
  • cut down on    reduzir em
  • cut down to size    reduzir ao tamanho
  • cut free    livrar
  • cut glass    vidro (m) afiado
  • cut in    interromper (conversa), cortar (no tráfego), entrar rapidamente
  • cut in on    intervir em
  • cut into    dividir
  • cut it fine    calcular com exatidão
  • cut loose    libertar-se, descontrolar-se
  • cut no ice    não ter influência
  • cut off    cortar, isolar
  • cut one's losses    diminuir as perdas financeiras
  • cut one's teeth    nascer os dentes
  • cut out    suplantar, silhueta recortada
  • cut school    matar aula
  • cut short    interromper uma palestra
  • cut the ground from under someone    destruir os argumentos de alguém
  • cut the mustard    atingir um padrão desejado
  • cut through    penetrar
  • cut to the bone    cortar até o osso
  • cut to the quick    cortar profundamente
  • cut up    cortar em pedaços

Русский (Russian)
резать, урезать, подрезать, отключать, отрезок, порез, покрой, оскорбление, сокращение

idioms:

  • be a cut above    немного лучше
  • be cut out for    подходящий для
  • be cut up about    быть возбужденным
  • cut across    срезать угол
  • cut and dried    готово
  • cut and paste    вырезать и вставить
  • cut and run    поспешно удалиться
  • cut away    отрезать
  • cut back    резко повернуть назад, сократить
  • cut back on    экономить, урезать
  • cut both ways    использовать двояко
  • cut corners    халтурить
  • cut dead    резко оборвать, не признавать присутствие
  • cut down    срезать, пристрелить, сократить
  • cut down on    уменьшить потребление
  • cut down to size    поставить на свое место
  • cut free    освободить
  • cut glass    рафинированный
  • cut in    влезть, взять в долю
  • cut in on    взять в долю
  • cut into    влезть, вмешаться
  • cut it fine    точно рассчитывать
  • cut loose    освободиться, сорваться с цепи
  • cut no ice    не возыметь эффекта
  • cut off    отрезать, оборвать, крайний, отключенный
  • cut one's losses    уменьшить потери
  • cut one's teeth    собаку съесть, начать учебу с этим, болезнь десен
  • cut out    изолировать, выключить, удалить, прекратить
  • cut school    прогуливать уроки
  • cut short    прервать
  • cut the ground from under someone    выбивать почву из под чьих-л. ног, предвидеть чье-л. поражение
  • cut the mustard    иметь вес
  • cut through    разрезать
  • cut to the bone    порезать до кости, сократить до предела
  • cut to the quick    оскорбить
  • cut up    порезать на кусочки, критиковать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acortar, esquilar, cortar, trinchar, tallar, labrar, rebajar, recortar, hachear, talar, segar, podar
v. intr. - acortarse, rebajarse, recortarse, herirse, hacer un corte o recorte
n. - parte, tajada, herida, incisión, corte, reducción, mengua, disminución, reducción de gastos, reducción de sueldo

idioms:

  • a cut above    ser superior a los demás, ser de mayor categoría, de mejor calidad
  • cut across    tomar un atajo, cortar por, trascender
  • cut and dried    previsto, planeado de antemano
  • cut and paste    cortar y pegar
  • cut and run    largarse, claudicar, tomarse los vientos
  • cut away    chaqué, que tiene una parte cortada
  • cut back    podar, recortar, reducir los gastos
  • cut back on    podar, recortar, reducir los gastos, reducir de tamaño o cantidad
  • cut both ways    ser de dos filos
  • cut dead    hacer el vacío, negar el saludo, ignorar
  • cut down    cortar, reducir, rebajar, cercenar, talar, matar
  • cut down on    economizar con, reducir el consumo de
  • cut down to size    reducir a proporciones normales, privar de importancia exagerada
  • cut free    cortar las cuerdas
  • cut glass    cristal tallado
  • cut in    interrumpir, pasar peligrosamente, atravesarse
  • cut in on    hacer partícipe en, incluir en, interrumpir una conversación
  • cut into    acortar, reducir, mermar, cortar
  • cut it fine    calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen
  • cut it out    recortar de un diario o revista, Basta!
  • cut loose    soltar, romper las ataduras, desatar, escaparse, desmedirse
  • cut no ice    no tener importancia, carecer de influencia o autoridad
  • cut off    cortar, interrumpir, desconectar, amputar, aislar, incomunicar, interceptar, cercenar
  • cut one's losses    abandonar algo muy costoso
  • cut one's teeth    cortar dientes
  • cut out    suprimir, tachar, extirpar, cortar, recortar, dejar de
  • cut out for    estar hecho para, ser lo más pintado para, contar con las cualidades necesarias
  • cut out to be    molde o diseño recortado
  • cut school    hacer novillos, hacerse la rata o la rabona, irse de pinta, hacer la cimarra, capar clase
  • cut short    cortar en seco
  • cut someone in    estar hecho para, ser lo más pintado para, incluir a alguien en un negocio beneficioso
  • cut someone off    cortar, interrumpir, desconectar, amputar, aislar, incomunicar, interceptar, cercenar, excluir a alguien
  • cut someone out    suprimir, tachar, extirpar, cortar, recortar, dejar de, derrotar, eliminar
  • cut someone up    angustiar a alguien
  • cut the ground from under someone    socavar la posición de uno, echar por tierra un argumento
  • cut the mustard    hizo lo necesario, arregló lo requerido
  • cut through    abrirse camino por entre, atravesar, atajar por
  • cut to the bone    reducir al mínimo
  • cut to the quick    sentirse muy molesto
  • cut up    cortar en pedazos, destruir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skära, tälja, hugga, snoppa, fälla, utesluta, koppla isär (am.), kastrera, kapa (sjö.), sprätta, gå igenom, skära ner, korta av, bryta (film), tillverka genom skärning, snida, fräsa, kupera (kort), ge upp (vard.), ge, avkasta (om jord), bita, ta, såra, skära in, skava, ta
n. - skärning, genomskärning, klippning, styckning, hugg, rapp, skåra, huggsår, hack, ränna, råk, genomgång, nedsättning, snärt, stycke, skiva, uteslutning, snitt, träsnitt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
切, 剪, 割, 削, 伤口, 一块, 肉片, 刻痕, 削减

idioms:

  • a cut above    优于的, 高一等的
  • cut across    径直穿过, 遮断
  • cut and dried    预先安排好的
  • cut and paste    分割和粘贴, 剪贴
  • cut and run    急忙逃走
  • cut away    切掉, 砍掉, 逃走
  • cut back    急忙返回, 削减
  • cut back on    减低
  • cut both ways    对双方起作用, 模棱两可
  • cut down    削减, 砍倒, 缩短
  • cut down on    减少
  • cut down to size    降低威望
  • cut free    解脱
  • cut glass    刻花玻璃
  • cut in    插嘴, 插入, 把...插进
  • cut in on    打断
  • cut into    侵犯, 打断
  • cut it fine    扣得紧
  • cut loose    摆脱
  • cut no ice    不起作用, 无效
  • cut off    切掉, 切断, 删去
  • cut one's losses    趁损失不大马上住手
  • cut one's teeth    出牙, 从第一次经验来累积
  • cut out    删去, 安排, 关掉
  • cut out for    生来就合适
  • cut school    旷课
  • cut short    缩短, 打断, 简而言之
  • cut the ground from under someone    打乱某人的计划
  • cut the mustard    做出成绩, 获得成功
  • cut through    抄近路走过, 刺穿
  • cut to the bone    削减
  • cut to the quick    赶快做, 赶快决定
  • cut up    切开, 抨击, 切碎

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 切, 剪, 割, 削
v. intr. - 切, 剪, 割, 削
n. - 傷口, 一塊, 肉片, 刻痕, 削減

idioms:

  • a cut above    優於的, 高一等的
  • cut across    徑直穿過, 遮斷
  • cut and dried    預先安排好的
  • cut and paste    分割和粘貼, 剪貼
  • cut and run    急忙逃走
  • cut away    切掉, 砍掉, 逃走
  • cut back    急忙返回, 削減
  • cut back on    減低
  • cut both ways    對雙方起作用, 模棱兩可
  • cut down    削減, 砍倒, 縮短
  • cut down on    減少
  • cut down to size    降低威望
  • cut free    解脫
  • cut glass    雕花玻璃
  • cut in    插嘴, 插入, 把...插進
  • cut in on    打斷
  • cut into    侵犯, 打斷
  • cut it fine    扣得緊
  • cut loose    擺脫
  • cut no ice    不起作用, 無效
  • cut off    切掉, 切斷, 刪去
  • cut one's losses    趁損失不大馬上住手
  • cut one's teeth    出牙, 從第一次經驗來累積
  • cut out    刪去, 安排, 關掉
  • cut out for    生來就合適
  • cut school    曠課
  • cut short    縮短, 打斷, 簡而言之
  • cut the ground from under someone    打亂某人的計劃
  • cut the mustard    做出成績, 獲得成功
  • cut through    抄近路走過, 刺穿
  • cut to the bone    削減
  • cut to the quick    趕快做, 趕快決定
  • cut up    切開, 抨擊, 切碎

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 자르다, 상처를 내다, 재단하다, 파내다
v. intr. - 잘리다, 세게 때리다, 급히 떠나다, 돋보이다
n. - 자르기, 일격, 재단 , 생략, 삽화

idioms:

  • a cut above    한 수 위인, ~을 하는 사람은 아니고
  • cut across    질러가다, 영향을 끼치다, 선행하다
  • cut and dried    미리 준비된, 무미건조한
  • cut and paste    스크랩하여 편집하다, (컴퓨터) 잘라 붙이다
  • cut and run    황급히 도망치다
  • cut away    도망치다, 베어버리다
  • cut back    삭감하다, 가지를 치다
  • cut back on    축소하다, 삭감하다
  • cut both ways    좋은 면도 나쁜 면도 있다
  • cut dead    아주 모르는 체하다
  • cut down    베어 넘어뜨리다, 삭감하다, 달리다
  • cut down on    (수량을) 줄이다
  • cut down to size    그에 상응한 수준까지 내리다, 콧대를 꺾다
  • cut free    자유롭게 하다
  • cut glass    형태를 오리는 형식으로 장식된 유리
  • cut in    끼어들다, 참견하다, 전화로 도청하다
  • cut in on    참견하다, 가로채다, 끼워주다
  • cut into    칼을 대다, 방해하다, 줄이다
  • cut it fine    바짝 줄이다, 아슬 아슬한 짓을 하다
  • cut loose    밧줄을 잘라 풀어놓다, ~하기 시작하다, 거리낌없이 이야기하다
  • cut no ice    아무런 효과도 없다
  • cut off    삭제하다, 중단하다, 끊다
  • cut one's losses    낭비를 줄이다, 손해를 줄이다
  • cut one's teeth    이가 나다, 철이 들다
  • cut out    베어내다, 길을 내다, 대신하다, 예정하다
  • cut out for    선천적으로 적합한
  • cut school    학교에 가지 않다
  • cut short    줄이다, 남의 말을 가로막다
  • cut the ground from under someone    선수를 쳐서 남을 궁지에 몰아넣다
  • cut the mustard    기대에 부응하다
  • cut through    헤치고 가다
  • cut to the bone    비용 등을 최소한도로 줄이다
  • cut to the quick    아픈 곳을 찌르다
  • cut up    난도질하다, 분쇄하다, 재단 되다, 소란을 일으키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 切る, 切断する, 刈る, 刻む, カットする, 切れる, 切って進む, 近道する, 切って作る, 切り詰める, 短縮する, 止める, 横切る, 中断する
adj. - 切った, 切り取った, 刻んだ, 裁断した, 切り詰めた
n. - 切ること, 切り傷, 切り詰め, 一片, 削除, 切り通し, 横断路, 一撃, 球を切ること, 裁ち方, 刈り方, 切り身

idioms:

  • be a cut above    …より一枚上で
  • be cut out for    適している
  • be cut up about    心を痛める
  • cut a caper    浮かれ騒ぐ, 跳ね回る
  • cut a dash    さっそうとしている, 異彩を放つ
  • cut a figure    異彩を放つ
  • cut across    横切って近道する, 食い違う
  • cut and dried    前もって用意された通りの, 月並みな
  • cut and paste    切貼
  • cut and run    大急ぎで逃げ出す, 大急ぎで逃げ去る
  • cut away    切り払う, 逃げ出す
  • cut back    刈り込む, 縮小する, 削減する, 短く摘み込む
  • cut back on    切りつめる
  • cut both ways    諸刃の剣である, 両面に作用する
  • cut corners    近道をする, 切り詰める
  • cut dead    知らない顔をする
  • cut down    伐り倒す, 倒す
  • cut down on    減らす
  • cut down to size    実力相当の評価に下げる, 鼻を折る
  • cut free    自由にする
  • cut glass    カットグラス
  • cut in    口を挟む, 割り込む, 加える
  • cut in half    半分に切り分ける
  • cut in on    前に割り込む, さえぎる
  • cut into    ナイフを入れる, 割り込む
  • cut it fine    ぎりぎりに切りつめる, きちんと区別する
  • cut loose    綱を切って放つ, 関係を断つ
  • cut no ice    少しも効果がない
  • cut off    切り離す, 止める, 孤立させる, 電話を切る, 相続権を奪う
  • cut off one's nose to spite one's face    腹立ちまぎれに自分の損になる事をする
  • cut one's losses    損失を減らす
  • cut one's teeth    最初の経験を積む, から始める
  • cut out    切り取る, 切って作る, 裁断する, やめる, 削除する, 動かなくなる, 機能しなくなる, やめろ
  • cut school    学校をさぼる
  • cut short    中断させる, 口をはさむ, 切って短くする, 話をさえぎる, 早めに切り上げる, 急に終わらせる, 切り詰める
  • cut someone's throat    破滅を招く, 喉元を切る
  • cut the ground from under someone    人の計画の裏をかく, 裏をかく
  • cut the mustard    期待に添う, 重きをなす
  • cut the painter    漂流させる, 手を切る
  • cut through    通り抜ける, 切り離す
  • cut to the bone    ぎりぎりまで切り詰める, 骨身にこたえる
  • cut to the quick    感情をひどく害する
  • cut up    切る, 切り刻む, 傷だらけにする, 痛め付ける, やっ付ける, こき下ろす, 切り分ける
  • cut up rough    怒る
  • that one could cut with a knife    ピンと張り詰めた
  • to cut a long story short    早い話が
  • to cut a wide swath    派手にやる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) قطع, قص, أنقص, حذف, ألغى, تجاهل, فصل (فستان) (الاسم) قطع, طعنه, نصيب, حصه, قطعه لحم, جرح, تفصيله, حذف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חתך, קיצץ, ניתק, פצע, חצב, קצר, הפסק (שאגת הבמאי), עיצב, גזר, ערך (סרט של קול או תמונה), התכחש ל-, כיבה (מנוע), מהל, היכה מכה חתוכה (כדור)‬
v. intr. - ‮נחתך, התכחש ל-, נעדר בכוונה‬
n. - ‮חיתוך, נתח, קיצוץ, גזרה, פגיעה, גז, חתוך, קצוץ, מוזל, מהלומה בנשק קר, הנחה במחיר, הפסקת חשמל, הוצאת קטע מיציר‬


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