cut
- noun
- /kʌt/
- Roy, here's your cut of the tips.
- a cut of meat
- fresh cuts
You having a little cut of meat, cut of cheese.
- You having a little cut of meat, cut of cheese.
- So I had a couple, you know, some cuts of fish back there.
- You know, to name your child after a damn cut of cooked meat or shaped meat.
Examples
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But let's just enjoy these USDA prime cuts and take it up on the way home.
Fiction book (1993) -
Cold cuts and cheese for me.
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You having a little cut of meat, cut of cheese.
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So I had a couple, you know, some cuts of fish back there.
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When I can get a good cut of meat, I roast it for them.
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I think I'll just, uh, take a New York cut steak, medium rare.
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All the choice cuts are being snapped up.
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The meat in plastic-wrapped trays, in standard cuts, arranged in orderly rows.
Academic text (2004) -
One of the best cuts of meat at the butcher shop is the sirloin.
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To make a delicious stew, it's essential to use tender cuts of beef.
Synonyms
A thick slice of meat, usually beef, that people cook to eat
A thick piece of meat with a bone from the rib or loin
A thin flat piece cut from food like bread or meat
A cut of meat that includes a bone from the animal's chest
A small cut of lamb meat with a bone, usually cooked and eaten
A small, tender piece of meat often served as a special dish
A cut of meat from an animal's back between the ribs and the rear
A small thin slice of meat often covered in breadcrumbs and fried
A cut of beef from the front shoulder often used for stews
A cut of beef from the lower front part of the cow
A piece of meat taken from a certain part of an animal
A cut of beef from near the cow's shoulder used for slow cooking
A piece of beef from one part of a cow used for cooking
A piece of meat from a pig sold for cooking, like loin or shoulder
A piece of meat that shops sell soon after they prepare it
A piece of meat from a young calf for eating
A piece of meat from a lamb that you cook
A piece of meat from an adult sheep that people cook and eat
A cut of meat from the shoulder used for roasting
A piece of meat with a lot of fat
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
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
How Tender
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cut for a piece of meat is a slice taken from the whole animal, so a 'cut' of beef is simply the portion made by cutting the carcass.