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- Dictionarycut/kʌt/
verb
- 1. make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object: "he cut his toe on a sharp stone" Similar
- 2. divide into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement: "cut the beef into thin slices" Similar
noun
- 1. a stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane: "he could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife" Similar
- 2. a long, narrow incision in the skin made by something sharp: "blood ran from a cut on his jaw" Similar
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to use a sharp tool such as a knife to break the surface of something, divide something, or make something smaller: [ T ] Cut the apple in half. [ T ] She wanted to have her hair cut (= made shorter). [ M ] We had to cut two trees down (= remove them) to make room for the swimming pool.
Students and workers were out on the streets protesting against the cuts. All options, including spending cuts and tax increases, should be considered. She campaigned on reversing the budget cuts to aid for families. So far, we have managed to avoid deep cuts to services.
The meaning of CUT is to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument. How to use cut in a sentence.
If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
Cut definition: to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object. See examples of CUT used in a sentence.
The verb cut means the act of slicing with a knife or another sharp edge, or the tear, hole, or wound it causes. It's surprising how much a paper cut can hurt. When you cut something, you slice into it or remove a part of it, like when you cut your friend's hair or cut a pan of brownies into squares.
Cut definition: to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object. See examples of CUT used in a sentence.
1. [+ food, paper, wood] → cortar en pedazos; [+ meat] → picar; (= wound) → herir, acuchillar. 2. to be cut up about sth (= hurt) → estar muy afectado por algo; (= annoyed) → estar muy molesto por algo. he was very cut up by the death of his son → estaba muy afectado por la muerte de su hijo.
cut meaning, definition, what is cut: to reduce the amount of something: Learn more.
Definition of cut verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
