cut
/kʌt//kʌt/noun
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The act of cutting.
Example: He made a fine cut with his sword.
The result of cutting.
Example: a smooth or clear cut
An opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
Example: Look at this cut on my finger!
A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
Example: a cut for a railroad
verb
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(heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
(heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
(audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.
Example: After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, "Cut!"
adjective
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(participial adjective) Having been cut.
Reduced.
Example: Cut brandy is a liquor made of brandy and hard grain liquor.
Omitted from a literary, musical or other work.
Example: My favourite song had been cut from the show.
(of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.