to cut
- verb
- /kʌt/
- Drop that tonight, edit and cut that and drop that tonight.
I got their second song cut cut.
- I got their second song cut cut.
- I mean, he didn't cut, he didn't cut the vocals.
- So when we went in to cut the first record, it was a band.
- Oh, that reminds me of we just cut a a track last week.
- They call themselves LMNOP, and they cut their first track, I Like Like You.
- He's like, hey, she trying to she trying to cut your song, But she didn't tell me this.
Examples
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Or we could each sing our part and I can cut it all together.
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A friend of mine is in town cutting an album.
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So when we went in to cut the first record, it was a band.
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Only the director says cut or the DP.
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They call themselves LMNOP, and they cut their first track, I Like Like You.
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Now he closes his eyes, stretches, and sighs as we CUT TO THE KITCHEN.
Fiction book (1990) -
If you haven't noticed, we're in the middle of cutting a record.
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So when we went in to cut the first record, it was a band.
Antonyms
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 to record music comes from making a groove or 'cut' on a disc, so to cut a record is to put the sound onto it.