Cut
verb
To divide or make an opening in something using a sharp tool.
She cut the bread into slices.
Often appears as...
- cut the cake
- cut the thread
verb
To reduce something in amount, size, or intensity.
They are planning to cut costs by reducing staff.
Often appears as...
- cut costs
- cut prices
verb
To stop doing something before it is finished.
They had to cut their vacation short due to an emergency.
Often appears as...
- cut short
- cut a meeting short
verb
To make a recording of (a movie, music, etc.).
They cut their first album last year.
Often appears as...
- cut a record
- cut an album
verb
To injure yourself on a sharp object which makes your skin or a surface break open.
Be careful with that knife or you might cut yourself.
Often appears as...
- cut yourself
- cut my finger
verb
To divide or make an opening in something using a sharp tool.
She cut the bread into slices.
Often appears as...
- cut the cake
- cut the thread
verb
To reduce something in amount, size, or intensity.
They are planning to cut costs by reducing staff.
Often appears as...
- cut costs
- cut prices
verb
To stop doing something before it is finished.
They had to cut their vacation short due to an emergency.
Often appears as...
- cut short
- cut a meeting short
verb
To make a recording of (a movie, music, etc.).
They cut their first album last year.
Often appears as...
- cut a record
- cut an album
verb
To injure yourself on a sharp object which makes your skin or a surface break open.
Be careful with that knife or you might cut yourself.
Often appears as...
- cut yourself
- cut my finger
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Sharpening Required
The tool for cutting must be sharp, implying effort or preparation before the action.
Sharpen the knife before you cut the tomatoes.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Matters
Cutting often requires accuracy, used when exact shapes or sizes are important.
He cut the wood precisely to fit the frame.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Direction
When cutting, the direction of the action differs, like 'cut across' or 'cut along'.
She cut along the dotted line.
Pro Tip 1/3Sharpening Required
The tool for cutting must be sharp, implying effort or preparation before the action.
Sharpen the knife before you cut the tomatoes.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Matters
Cutting often requires accuracy, used when exact shapes or sizes are important.
He cut the wood precisely to fit the frame.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Direction
When cutting, the direction of the action differs, like 'cut across' or 'cut along'.
She cut along the dotted line.
Pro Tip 1/3Sharpening Required
The tool for cutting must be sharp, implying effort or preparation before the action.
Sharpen the knife before you cut the tomatoes.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Matters
Cutting often requires accuracy, used when exact shapes or sizes are important.
He cut the wood precisely to fit the frame.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Direction
When cutting, the direction of the action differs, like 'cut across' or 'cut along'.
She cut along the dotted line.
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How a wound heals itself...
such as sweating, feeling heat and cold, and growing hair. But after a deep cut or wound, the newly healed skin will look different from the surrounding area, and may not fully regain all its abilities for a while, or at all. To understand why this happens, we need to look at the structure of the human skin. The top layer, called the epidermis,
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What causes cavities? -...
That strengthens teeth and encourages the growth of enamel crystals that build up a tooth's defenses against acid. When cavities do develop, we use tooth fillings to fill and close off the infected area, preventing them from getting worse. The best way to avoid a cavity is still cutting down on sugar intake
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Why do our bodies age? -...
a process that halts the cell cycle in times of risk, like when cancer cells are proliferating. But the response also kicks in more as we age, halting cell growth and cutting short their ability to replicate. Aging also involves stem cells that reside in many tissues
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UK National Parks in 100...
look carefully can you see a deer or a hair much of this land is managed for shooting birds through a combination of cutting grazing and burning large parts of our national parks are agricultural lands supporting the people livelihoods and
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Four reasons you should...
it felt so solid so real so peaceful and it filled us today i'm happy to report and now have more time I think deeper I have more insights cutting out the news was one of the best decisions of my life
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
tuner attacked from below cutting off the sardines escape route down to deep water next to appear shearwaters
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Sardine Feeding Frenzy...
Tuna attack from below, cutting off the sardines' escape route down to deeper water.
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Top 5 David Attenborough...
tuna attacked from below cutting off the sardines escape route down to deeper water
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
tuna attacked from below cutting off the sardines escape route down to deep water
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Joe Smith: How to use a...
Shake. Fold. Cuts itself. Fold. The fold is important
Video examples
How a wound heals itself...
such as sweating, feeling heat and cold, and growing hair. But after a deep cut or wound, the newly healed skin will look different from the surrounding area, and may not fully regain all its abilities for a while, or at all. To understand why this happens, we need to look at the structure of the human skin. The top layer, called the epidermis,
Video examples
What causes cavities? -...
That strengthens teeth and encourages the growth of enamel crystals that build up a tooth's defenses against acid. When cavities do develop, we use tooth fillings to fill and close off the infected area, preventing them from getting worse. The best way to avoid a cavity is still cutting down on sugar intake
Video examples
Why do our bodies age? -...
a process that halts the cell cycle in times of risk, like when cancer cells are proliferating. But the response also kicks in more as we age, halting cell growth and cutting short their ability to replicate. Aging also involves stem cells that reside in many tissues
Video examples
UK National Parks in 100...
look carefully can you see a deer or a hair much of this land is managed for shooting birds through a combination of cutting grazing and burning large parts of our national parks are agricultural lands supporting the people livelihoods and
Video examples
Four reasons you should...
it felt so solid so real so peaceful and it filled us today i'm happy to report and now have more time I think deeper I have more insights cutting out the news was one of the best decisions of my life
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
tuner attacked from below cutting off the sardines escape route down to deep water next to appear shearwaters
Video examples
Sardine Feeding Frenzy...
Tuna attack from below, cutting off the sardines' escape route down to deeper water.
Video examples
Top 5 David Attenborough...
tuna attacked from below cutting off the sardines escape route down to deeper water
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
tuna attacked from below cutting off the sardines escape route down to deep water
Video examples
Joe Smith: How to use a...
Shake. Fold. Cuts itself. Fold. The fold is important
Example 1 of 10
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Jack Welch
American Businessman
Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
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Dr. Seuss
American Writer
I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.
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Henry Miller
American Author
It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world - it's the American way of looking at things.
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Walton Goggins
American Actor
The life of a character doesn't just exist between action and cut.
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Toni Kroos
German Athlete
Madrid are the greatest club in the world and a cut above Bayern.
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Bonnie Wright
English Actress
Cuts of clothes and shapes of clothes are really important.
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Nazriya Nazim
But, for me, the character lives between action and cut.
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Gilbert O'Sullivan
Irish Musician
I know I can cut it with any songwriters in the world.
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Rod Stewart
English Musician
The first cut is the deepest.
Quote examples
Jack Welch
American Businessman
Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
Quote examples
Dr. Seuss
American Writer
I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments.
Quote examples
Michelle Obama
American First Lady
I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.
Quote examples
Henry Miller
American Author
It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world - it's the American way of looking at things.
Quote examples
Walton Goggins
American Actor
The life of a character doesn't just exist between action and cut.
Quote examples
Toni Kroos
German Athlete
Madrid are the greatest club in the world and a cut above Bayern.
Quote examples
Bonnie Wright
English Actress
Cuts of clothes and shapes of clothes are really important.
Quote examples
Nazriya Nazim
But, for me, the character lives between action and cut.
Quote examples
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Irish Musician
I know I can cut it with any songwriters in the world.
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Rod Stewart
English Musician
The first cut is the deepest.
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