[ { "word": "cut", "phonetic": "/k\u028ct/", "phonetics": [ { "text": "/k\u028ct/", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/cut-au.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75270176", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } }, { "text": "/k\u028ct/", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/cut-us.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1227599", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" } } ], "meanings": [ { "partOfSpeech": "noun", "definitions": [ { "definition": "The act of cutting.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He made a fine cut with his sword." }, { "definition": "The result of cutting.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "a smooth or clear cut" }, { "definition": "An opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Look at this cut on my finger!" }, { "definition": "A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "a cut for a railroad" }, { "definition": "A share or portion.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The lawyer took a cut of the profits." }, { "definition": "A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "In a strokeplay competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The director asked the cast to note down the following cuts." }, { "definition": "A particular version or edit of a film.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top." }, { "definition": "The card obtained by dividing the pack.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The manner or style a garment etc. is fashioned in.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I like the cut of that suit." }, { "definition": "A slab, especially of meat.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "That\u2019s our finest cut of meat." }, { "definition": "An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "An unkind act; a cruelty.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified." }, { "definition": "A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A haircut.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The partition of a graph\u2019s vertices into two subgroups.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A string of railway cars coupled together.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "a book illustrated with fine cuts" }, { "definition": "A common workhorse; a gelding.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A skein of yarn.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Don't buy his coke: it's full of cut." }, { "definition": "A notch shaved into an eyebrow.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A time period when one tries to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A hidden or secure place.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "partOfSpeech": "verb", "definitions": [ { "definition": "(heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, \"Cut!\"" }, { "definition": "To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy." }, { "definition": "To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To remove and place in memory for later use.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application." }, { "definition": "To enter a queue in the wrong place.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "One student kept trying to cut in front of the line." }, { "definition": "To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "This road cuts right through downtown." }, { "definition": "To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To change direction suddenly.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle." }, { "definition": "To divide a pack of playing cards into two.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "If you cut then I'll deal." }, { "definition": "To write.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "cut orders;\u2003 cut a check" }, { "definition": "To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Drug dealers sometimes cut cocaine with lidocaine." }, { "definition": "To exhibit (a quality).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To stop or disengage.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!" }, { "definition": "To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To lose body mass after bulking, aiming to keep the additional muscle but lose the fat.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To perform (a dancing movement etc.).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "definitions": [ { "definition": "(participial adjective) Having been cut.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Reduced.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Cut brandy is a liquor made of brandy and hard grain liquor." }, { "definition": "Omitted from a literary, musical or other work.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "My favourite song had been cut from the show." }, { "definition": "(of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Emotionally hurt.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Eliminated from consideration during a recruitment drive.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Removed from a team roster.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "license": { "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" }, "sourceUrls": [ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cut" ] } ]