Cut

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NOUN

a share of the profits

(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

a step on some scale

a wound made by cutting

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

a remark capable of wounding mentally

a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

the style in which a garment is cut

a canal made by erosion or excavation

a refusal to recognize someone you know

in baseball

(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

the division of a deck of cards before dealing

the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

the act of cutting something into parts

the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

the act of reducing the amount or number

an unexcused absence from class

VERB

separate with or as if with an instrument

turn sharply

make an incision or separation

discharge from a group

form by probing, penetrating, or digging

style and tailor in a certain fashion

hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

make out and issue

cut and assemble the components of

intentionally fail to attend

be able to manage or manage successfully

give the appearance or impression of

move (one's fist)

pass directly and often in haste

pass through or across

make an abrupt change of image or sound

stop filming

make a recording of

record a performance on (a medium)

create by duplicating data

form or shape by cutting or incising

perform or carry out

function as a cutting instrument

allow incision or separation

divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

reap or harvest

fell by sawing

penetrate injuriously

refuse to acknowledge

shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

dissolve by breaking down the fat of

have a reducing effect

cease, stop

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

have grow through the gums

grow through the gums

cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

ADJ

separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument

fashioned or shaped by cutting

with parts removed

made neat and tidy by trimming

(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

(of a male animal) having the testicles removed

(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

mixed with water

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