Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cut \Cut\, v. t.

   {To cut out}, to separate from the midst of a number; as, to
      cut out a steer from a herd; to cut out a car from a
      train. Cut \Cut\, n.
   1. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) A slanting stroke causing the ball to
      spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin so given to the
      ball.

   2. (Cricket) A stroke on the off side between point and the
      wicket; also, one who plays this stroke.

Cut \Cut\, v. t.

   {To cut out}, to separate from the midst of a number; as, to
      cut out a steer from a herd; to cut out a car from a
      train. Cut \Cut\, n.
   1. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) A slanting stroke causing the ball to
      spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin so given to the
      ball.

   2. (Cricket) A stroke on the off side between point and the
      wicket; also, one who plays this stroke.

Cut \Cut\, v. t.
   1. (Cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a
      chopping movement of the bat.

   2. (Billiards, etc.) To drive (an object ball) to either side
      by hitting it fine on the other side with the cue ball or
      another object ball.

   3. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) To strike (a ball) with the racket
      inclined or struck across the ball so as to put a certain
      spin on the ball.

   4. (Croqu?t) To drive (a ball) to one side by hitting with
      another ball.

Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic
   origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta
   bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten,
   curtail, dock, cutach short, docked, cut a bobtail, piece,
   Ir. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. Cf. {Coot}.]
   1. To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp
      instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to
      divide.

            You must cut this flesh from off his breast. --Shak.

            Before the whistling winds the vessels fly, With
            rapid swiftness cut the liquid way.   --Pope.

   2. To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering;
      to hew; to mow or reap.

            Thy servants can skill to cut timer.  --2. Chron.
                                                  ii. 8

   3. To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as,
      to cut the hair; to cut the nails.

   4. To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.

   5. To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing,
      etc.; to carve; to hew out.

            Why should a man. whose blood is warm within, Sit
            like his grandsire cut in alabaster?  --Shak.

            Loopholes cut through thickest shade. --Milton.

   6. To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce;
      to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.

            The man was cut to the heart.         --Addison.

   7. To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right
      angles.

   8. To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in
      the street; to cut one's acquaintance. [Colloq.]

   9. To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a
      recitation. etc.

Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic
   origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta
   bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten,
   curtail, dock, cutach short, docked, cut a bobtail, piece,
   Ir. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. Cf. {Coot}.]
   1. To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp
      instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to
      divide.

            You must cut this flesh from off his breast. --Shak.

            Before the whistling winds the vessels fly, With
            rapid swiftness cut the liquid way.   --Pope.

   2. To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering;
      to hew; to mow or reap.

            Thy servants can skill to cut timer.  --2. Chron.
                                                  ii. 8

   3. To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as,
      to cut the hair; to cut the nails.

   4. To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.

   5. To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing,
      etc.; to carve; to hew out.

            Why should a man. whose blood is warm within, Sit
            like his grandsire cut in alabaster?  --Shak.

            Loopholes cut through thickest shade. --Milton.

   6. To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce;
      to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.

            The man was cut to the heart.         --Addison.

   7. To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right
      angles.

   8. To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in
      the street; to cut one's acquaintance. [Colloq.]

   9. To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a
      recitation. etc.

Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), v. i.
   1. To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or
      gashing; as, a knife cuts well.

   2. To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting
      instrument.

            Panels of white wood that cuts like cheese.
                                                  --Holmes.

   3. To perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising,
      intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument.

            He saved the lives of thousands by manner of cutting
            for the stone.                        --Pope.

   4. To make a stroke with a whip.

   5. To interfere, as a horse.

   6. To move or make off quickly. [Colloq.]

   7. To divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the
      deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be
      dealt.

   {To cut across}, to pass over or through in the most direct
      way; as, to cut across a field.

   {To cut and run}, to make off suddenly and quickly; -- from
      the cutting of a ship's cable, when there is not time to
      raise the anchor. [Colloq.]

   {To cut} {in or into}, to interrupt; to join in anything
      suddenly.

   {To cut up}.
      (a) To play pranks. [Colloq.]
      (b) To divide into portions well or ill; to have the
          property left at one's death turn out well or poorly
          when divided among heirs, legatees, etc. [Slang.]
          ``When I die, may I cut up as well as Morgan
          Pendennis.'' --Thackeray.

Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), a.
   1. Gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument.

   2. Formed or shaped as by cutting; carved.

   3. Overcome by liquor; tipsy. [Slang]

   {Cut and dried}, prepered beforehand; not spontaneous.

   {Cut glass}, glass having a surface ground and polished in
      facets or figures.

   {Cut nail}, a nail cut by machinery from a rolled plate of
      iron, in distinction from a wrought nail.

   {Cut stone}, stone hewn or chiseled to shape after having
      been split from the quarry.

Cut \Cut\, n.
   1. An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash;
      a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut.

   2. A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged
      instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip.

   3. That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or
      criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as
      neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him;
      a slight.

            Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, snapped
            his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut
            indeed.                               --W. Irving.

   4. A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a
      furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad.

            This great cut or ditch Secostris . . . purposed to
            have made a great deal wider and deeper. --Knolles.

   5. The surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut.

   6. A portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of
      beef; a cut of timber.

            It should be understood, moreover, . . . that the
            group are not arbitrary cuts, but natural groups or
            types.                                --Dana.

   7. An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an
      engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts.

   8.
      (a) The act of dividing a pack cards.
      (b) The right to divide; as, whose cut is it?

   9. Manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style;
      fashion; as, the cut of a garment.

            With eyes severe and beard of formal cut. --Shak.

   10. A common work horse; a gelding. [Obs.]

             He'll buy me a cut, forth for to ride. --Beau. &
                                                  Fl.

   11. The failure of a college officer or student to be present
       at any appointed exercise. [College Cant]

   12. A skein of yarn. --Wright.

   {A cut in rates} (Railroad), a reduction in fare, freight
      charges, etc., below the established rates.

   {A short cut}, a cross route which shortens the way and cuts
      off a circuitous passage.

   {The cut of one's jib}, the general appearance of a person.
      [Colloq.]

   {To draw cuts}, to draw lots, as of paper, etc., cut unequal
      lengths.

            Now draweth cut . . . The which that hath the
            shortest shall begin.                 --Chaucer.

Source : WordNet®

cut
     adj 1: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp
            edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled";
            "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead";
            "bandages on her cut wrists" [ant: {uncut}]
     2: fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut
        diamonds"; "cut velvet" [ant: {uncut}]
     3: with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" [syn: {shortened}]
     4: made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"
        [syn: {trimmed}] [ant: {untrimmed}]
     5: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement
        or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay" [syn: {mown}]
        [ant: {unmown}]
     6: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed
        or slit; "the cut pages of the book" [ant: {uncut}]
     7: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut
        horse" [syn: {emasculated}, {gelded}]
     8: having a long rip or tear; "a split lip" [syn: {split}]
     9: wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife
        fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass" [syn:
        {gashed}, {slashed}]
     10: cut down; "the tree is down" [syn: {cut down}, {down}]
     11: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the
         slashed prices attracted buyers" [syn: {slashed}]
     12: mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned
         soup" [syn: {thinned}, {weakened}]
     [also: {cutting}]

cut
     n 1: the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor
          proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
     2: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
        [syn: {gash}, {slash}, {slice}]
     3: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
        [syn: {cut of meat}]
     4: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact
        disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title
        track of the album" [syn: {track}]
     5: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
        "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: {cutting}]
     6: a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
     7: a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the the rest"
     8: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or
        excavation [syn: {gash}]
     9: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next;
        "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed
        too abrupt"
     10: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were
         skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
         [syn: {cutting}]
     11: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens
         a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently
         upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the
         excision of the proposed clause" [syn: {deletion}, {excision}]
     12: the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional
         cut"
     13: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends;
         "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: {cutting}, {cutting
         off}]
     14: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
         took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {baseball swing}, {swing}]
     15: a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of
         all" [syn: {stinger}]
     16: a canal made by erosion or excavation
     17: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was
         clearly intentional" [syn: {snub}, {cold shoulder}]
     18: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts
         do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: {undercut}]
     19: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted
         that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the
         cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" [syn: {cutting}]
     20: an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking
         too many cuts in his math class"
     [also: {cutting}]

cut
     v 1: separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
     2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
        intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
        [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down},
         {trim back}, {bring down}]
     3: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the
        left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the
        right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer},
        {slue}, {slew}]
     4: make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"
     5: discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the
        team"
     6: form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut
        trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
     7: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" [syn: {tailor}]
     8: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite
        direction; "cut a pingpong ball"
     9: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket";
        "Please make the check out to me" [syn: {write out}, {issue},
         {make out}]
     10: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut
         recording tape" [syn: {edit}, {edit out}]
     11: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: {skip}]
     12: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't
         hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the
         office" [syn: {hack}]
     13: give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"
     14: move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
     15: pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the
         neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
     16: pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"
     17: make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene
         to another"
     18: stop filming; "cut a movie scene"
     19: make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her
         major titles again"
     20: record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
     21: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn:
         {burn}]
     22: form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"
     23: perform or carry out; "cut a caper"
     24: function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"
     25: allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
     26: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make
         selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a
         long time"
     27: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off
         the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the
         lights" [syn: {switch off}, {turn off}, {turn out}] [ant:
          {switch on}]
     28: reap or harvest; "cut grain"
     29: fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber
         while they occupied Cambodia"
     30: penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered
         windshield cut into her forehead"
     31: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
         [syn: {ignore}, {disregard}, {snub}]
     32: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my
         hair"
     33: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose
         weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: {prune},
          {rationalize}, {rationalise}]
     34: dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
     35: have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"
     36: cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the
         conversation" [syn: {cut off}]
     37: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
         manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {abridge}, {foreshorten},
          {abbreviate}, {shorten}, {contract}, {reduce}] [ant: {elaborate}]
     38: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut
         bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin}, {thin out}, {reduce}]
     39: have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"
     40: grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
     41: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the
         vet gelded the young horse" [syn: {geld}]
     [also: {cutting}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

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