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Definition cut in American English

cut noun

[countable] noun
/kʌt/
1

an injury on your skin where something sharp has cut it

Example

My son's face was covered with cuts and bruises.

Example

She suffered a deep cut to her scalp.

Synonyms and related words
abrasion abscess athlete’s foot
1.1

a mark or hole in a surface where something sharp has cut it

Example

Make a series of small cuts in the meat.

Synonyms and related words
abyss aperture blowhole
2

a reduction in something

Example

job/tax/pay/defense cuts

Example

The government threatened a cut in education spending.

Synonyms and related words
decrease reduction decline
3

a piece of meat that has been cut from a particular part of the animal

Example

a lean cut of beef

Synonyms and related words
a rack of lamb/ribs beefsteak breast
4

someone's part of a total amount of money

Example

The agent will take a 10% cut.

5

the way in which someone's hair has been cut

Example

We gave Jenny's hair a softer cut.

Synonyms and related words
Afro bangs beehive
5.1

the way in which cloth has been cut that gives it a particular style or shape

Example

the stylish cut of his evening clothes

Synonyms and related words
cloth material fabric
6

the act or process of cutting something

Example

I chopped the log with one clean cut.

Synonyms and related words
chop chop clip
6.1

the act of cutting someone's hair

Example

a cut and blow-dry

Synonyms and related words
backcomb barbershop blow-dry
7

an act of making something such as a piece of writing, a speech, a movie, or a broadcast shorter

Example

Some drastic cuts have been made in the third act.

Synonyms and related words
authorial authorship bestselling
7.1

an act of removing parts from something such as a piece of writing, a speech, a movie, or a broadcast, especially because they are not suitable

Synonyms and related words
authorial authorship bestselling
8

a way of arranging how a movie looks by moving, removing, or adding scenes

Example

the director's cut

Synonyms and related words
animation behind the scenes cut
9

a quick move from one scene of a movie to another

Synonyms and related words
animation behind the scenes cut
10

a passage cut through something such as rock

Synonyms and related words
cenote sinkhole cave
11

a piece of music that has been recorded

Synonyms and related words
adagio air allegro
12

a comment or action that hurts someone's feelings

Synonyms and related words
a slap in the face cut insult
13

a situation in which you pretend not to see or recognize someone you know

Synonyms and related words
spot fixing ploy hoax
Definition cut in American English

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