to cut
- verb
- /kʌt/
- NSFW
- Why don't you buy a sharp knife and cut your husband's balls and pecker off?
That's tough and strong because that cuts their balls off.
- That's tough and strong because that cuts their balls off.
Examples
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The veterinarian will cut the male horse to prevent aggressive behavior.
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After he bought a male puppy, he decided to cut him to help with any future health risks.
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Please hand over your son so I can cut some skin off his penis.
Academic text (2006) -
He cut my finger off.
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And now the womans of Er-Heb will cut his bollocks off!
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Many farms choose to cut their male livestock for better population control.
Synonyms
To remove the sex organs of a person or animal so they cannot have young
To remove a male animal's testicles so it cannot have babies
Antonyms
- Specialized
An animal, usually a male, that still has its testicles and can father young
Idioms
Deliberately do something that hurts you more than the person you want to punish
- Informal
To become independent from your parents and live on your own
- Informal
To become independent from parents and make your own decisions
- Australian
To criticize someone who stands out to make them seem less successful
- Informal
To check something carefully before you do it to avoid mistakes
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To do something quickly or cheaply by skipping important steps so the result is lower quality
- Informal
To have fun and act without control, or to remove someone from their job
- Informal
To leave very little time before something happens and risk being late
- Informal
To make someone less proud by showing they are not as good as they think
- Jargon
To make a message clear so people notice it despite distractions
Make speech or writing clearer by removing complicated management language
Compounds
- Specialized
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
- Specialized
A short announcement that interrupts a program to give local news or alerts
An event when shops sell goods at much lower prices for a short time to clear old stock
- Specialized
A sudden cut between shots in a film that shows time passing or makes the action jump
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cut meaning to castrate an animal comes from the literal act of removing a part with a blade, so the verb keeps the basic image of taking something away.