Synonym: abbreviate, abridge, compress, condense, contract, curtail, reduce, sever, shorten, split. Antonym: bind, chain, fasten, knot, link, tie. Similar words: cute, cut up, cut out, cut off, cut in, cut down, cut into, cut back. Meaning: [kʌt] 
n. 1. the act of reducing the amount or number 2. a wound made by cutting 3. a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass 4. a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc 5. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge 6. a share of the profits 7. a step on some scale 8. a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation 9. (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next 10. the act of cutting something into parts 11. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage 12. the style in which a garment is cut 13. the act of shortening something by choping off the ends 14. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball 15. a remark capable of wounding mentally 16. a canal made by erosion or excavation 17. a refusal to recognize someone you know 18. (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball 19. the division of a deck of cards before dealing 20. an unexcused absence from class. v. 1. separate with or as if with an instrument 2. cut down on; make a reduction in 3. turn sharply; change direction abruptly 4. make an incision or separation 5. discharge from a group 6. form by probing, penetrating, or digging 7. style and tailor in a certain fashion 8. hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction 9. make out and issue 10. cut and assemble the components of 11. intentionally fail to attend 12. be able to manage or manage successfully 13. give the appearance or impression of 14. move (one's fist) 15. pass directly and often in haste 16. pass through or across 17. make an abrupt change of image or sound 18. stop filming 19. make a recording of 20. record a performance on (a medium) 21. create by duplicating data 22. form or shape by cutting or incising 23. perform or carry out 24. function as a cutting instrument 25. allow incision or separation 26. divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult 27. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch 28. reap or harvest 29. fell by sawing; hew 30. penetrate injuriously 31. refuse to acknowledge 32. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of 33. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things 34. dissolve by breaking down the fat of 35. have a reducing effect 36. cease, stop 37. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 38. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture 39. have grow through the gums 40. grow through the gums 41. cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses). adj. 1. separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument 2. fashioned or shaped by cutting 3. with parts removed 4. made neat and tidy by trimming 5. (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine 6. (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit 7. (of a male animal) having the testicles removed 8. wounded by cutting deeply 9. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply 10. mixed with water.
n. 1. the act of reducing the amount or number 2. a wound made by cutting 3. a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass 4. a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc 5. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge 6. a share of the profits 7. a step on some scale 8. a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation 9. (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next 10. the act of cutting something into parts 11. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage 12. the style in which a garment is cut 13. the act of shortening something by choping off the ends 14. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball 15. a remark capable of wounding mentally 16. a canal made by erosion or excavation 17. a refusal to recognize someone you know 18. (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball 19. the division of a deck of cards before dealing 20. an unexcused absence from class. v. 1. separate with or as if with an instrument 2. cut down on; make a reduction in 3. turn sharply; change direction abruptly 4. make an incision or separation 5. discharge from a group 6. form by probing, penetrating, or digging 7. style and tailor in a certain fashion 8. hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction 9. make out and issue 10. cut and assemble the components of 11. intentionally fail to attend 12. be able to manage or manage successfully 13. give the appearance or impression of 14. move (one's fist) 15. pass directly and often in haste 16. pass through or across 17. make an abrupt change of image or sound 18. stop filming 19. make a recording of 20. record a performance on (a medium) 21. create by duplicating data 22. form or shape by cutting or incising 23. perform or carry out 24. function as a cutting instrument 25. allow incision or separation 26. divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult 27. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch 28. reap or harvest 29. fell by sawing; hew 30. penetrate injuriously 31. refuse to acknowledge 32. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of 33. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things 34. dissolve by breaking down the fat of 35. have a reducing effect 36. cease, stop 37. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 38. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture 39. have grow through the gums 40. grow through the gums 41. cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses). adj. 1. separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument 2. fashioned or shaped by cutting 3. with parts removed 4. made neat and tidy by trimming 5. (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine 6. (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit 7. (of a male animal) having the testicles removed 8. wounded by cutting deeply 9. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply 10. mixed with water. 
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151. The aim is to cut running costs by ￡90 million per year.
152. They're ready to cut the federal budget deficit for the next fiscal year.
153. If the short cut to learning, it also must be diligent.
154. Face round, please, so that I can cut your hair at the back.
155. By my reckoning, this short cut will save us five miles.
156. Using sharp scissors, make a small cut in the material.
157. We can gain some time if we cut across this field.
158. He cut off a small piece of bread and gave it to me.
159. A cut in lending rates would give a fillip to the housing market.
160. This girl likes to have her hair cut in a boyish style.
161. They're introducing CCTV cameras in an attempt to cut street crime in the area.
162. This latest cut in government spending will affect income support recipients and their families.
163. They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items.
164. I was just talking to Jan, when Dave cut in .
165. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl.
166. They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside.
167. Voluntary redundancies and natural wastage will cut staff numbers to the required level.
168. She cut off the best meat and threw away the residue.
169. The nurse cleaned the cut on my leg with a swab.
170. An improved mass transit system would cut traffic on the roads.
171. The cut on my arm bleed for a long time.
172. Try to cut out the foods that are making you fat.
173. The ribbon was cut and the new station was officially open.
173. Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress every day!
174. Jones didn't flinch once when the nurse cleaned the cut in his leg.
175. We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.
176. The town is without electricity and the water supply has been cut off.
177. Notts County Council is to cut 200 jobs in a bid to escape being rate-capped.
178. He will now try to cut down the task to a manageable size.
179. Some factories have cut out the middleman and sell their products directly to customers.
180. Cut out the coupon and send those cheques off today.
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