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🖼️ Inserted image 📺 Broadcast interruption
cut-in

cut-in

1 7.7
A short shot shown in a scene to give a detail or reaction
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌt ɪn/
  • Specialized
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  • What Romney is proposing is a cut in tax rates that will be paired with decreases in deductions, credits, etc., and economic growth to match the "lost" revenue.

Examples

  • So the country is faced with tax increases for all, and a deep cut in spending at the same time, taking critical dollars out of the economy.

    Blog text (7)

  • Right, there's one quick cut in here where we actually get inside the window and see Jake, and we filmed that in a different place.

    Keeping the Faith (2000)

  • The director decided to use a cut-in to showcase the character's emotional reaction in the middle of the dramatic scene.

  • During the documentary, there was a brief cut-in that provided historical context for the events being shown.

  • The cut-in featuring the interview added depth to the story being told in the film.

Synonyms

insert
vscut-in
  • Specialized
7 6.0

A short part added to a film or publication that gives extra information

is a specific still image that interrupts the main film action

Surface Forms

cut-in singular
cut-ins plural

Morphology

cut-in = cut + in (semi-transparent) = cut + in

The word is built from the recognizable phrasal combination 'cut in', but the film and broadcast senses are specialized lexical uses rather than a fully literal meaning.

Etymology

Cut-in comes from the simple words cut and in, meaning a quick 'cut' that comes 'in' to interrupt a scene. So in film a cut-in is a short image or shot put into the action to show a detail or a reaction.