cut
To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
Verb 4 meanings
To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
“Travis was cut from the team.”
To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
“After the incident at the dinner party, people started to cut him on the street.”
Adjective 4 meanings
Having been cut.
Reduced.
“The pitcher threw a cut fastball that was slower than his usual pitch.”
Carved into a shape; not raw.
Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
Noun 2 meanings
The act of cutting.
“He made a fine cut with his sword.”
The result of cutting.
“a smooth or clear cut”
Interjection 1 meaning
An instruction to cease recording.
“Near-synonym: scene”
Etymology
From Middle English cutten, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *kytja, *kutta, from Proto-Germanic *kutjaną, *kuttaną (“to cut”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *kwetwą (“meat, flesh”) (compare Old Norse kvett (“meat”)).
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CUT at a glance
CUT has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (C 3 + U 1 + T 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #540 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with cut
All rhymes- HAIRCUT12
- SHORTCUT13
- UNCUT7
- UNDERCUT11
- UPPERCUT14
- WOODCUT13
- RECUT7
- INTERCUT10
- CLEARCUT12
- CROSSCUT12
- PRECUT10
- SCUT6
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