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cut

n. a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"

cut

n. a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest"

cut

n. the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"

cut

n. an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"

cut

n. the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

cut

n. a canal made by erosion or excavation

stinger, cut

n. a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"

cut, scissor

n. a function that removes data electronically and writes them elsewhere

cut, cut of meat

n. a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

cut, cutting

n. the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

cut, cutting

n. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

cut, cutting

n. 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"

cut

v. make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"

cut

v. form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"

cut

v. divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"

cut

v. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"

cut

v. stop filming; "cut a movie scene"

cut

v. move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"

cut, skip

v. intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"

cut, tailor

v. style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"

cut, cut off

v. cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"

cut, burn

v. create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"

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cut

adj. 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"

cut

adj. fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"

cut

adj. (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book"

cut, shortened

adj. with parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

trimmed, cut

adj. made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"

mown, cut

adj. (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay"

cut, slashed

adj. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers"

conduit

n. a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"

punch, perforate

v. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"

intersect, cross

v. meet at a point

puncture

v. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"

rip

v. move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"

break

v. find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"

traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across

v. travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

knife, stab

v. use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

score, nock, mark

v. make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"

score

v. get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"

clip, curtail, cut short

v. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

dilate, adulterate, debase, water down

v. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

restrict, curtail, curb, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

discount

v. give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

depreciate

v. lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

v. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

dig, delve, cut into, turn over

v. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

scratch out, cut out

v. strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list"

pierce

v. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"

rationalize, rationalise

v. remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"

bring, land

v. bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"

cut to

v. move to another scene when filming; "The camera cut to the sky"

condensed

adj. "a condensed book"

half-length

adj. abridged to half its original length

attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened

adj. reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"

attenuated

adj. of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion

belittled, diminished, small

adj. made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"

diminished

adj. (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth"

minimized

adj. reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree

remittent

adj. (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity; "a remittent fever"

increase, step-up

n. the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

inflate

v. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"

uncut

adj. not cut

uncut, rough

adj. not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones"

uncut

adj. (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge; "a book with its leaves still uncut"

untrimmed, uncut

adj. not trimmed; "shaggy untrimmed locks"

unmown, uncut

adj. (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine; "uncut grass"; "an unmown lawn"

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