cut
- noun
- /kʌt/
- Anderson goes down for a second but an upper cut from Michael Bisping.
- a cut shot
- hit a cut
- take a cut
Examples
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When he practiced cuts, some bit deep and others barely gouged the target.
Fiction book (1990) -
What kind of cut marks does a sword make on a shield?
Academic text (2007) -
That cut can change the rest of this fight.
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You say the cut's left to right?
Fiction book (1992) -
Daisy, you need a hook, feint, upper cut.
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Nice, clean, right-handed cut.
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Great cut shot by Kelly Reyes, and Jen Crowe just can't quite get it up.
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During practice, the coach emphasized the importance of proper cuts to improve our game.
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The player executed a perfect cut that sent the ball spinning across the field.
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In baseball, making solid cuts is crucial for hitting the ball effectively.
Synonyms
An attempt to hit something made with a wide arm movement
A golf shot that curves slightly to the right for right-handed players
A stroke that hits the ball with a sharp downward motion to make it spin
A stroke that makes the ball spin backward so it drops quickly
A tennis stroke where you hit the ball downwards so it spins backwards
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 Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cut as a sports stroke is the result of that slicing action, so a strong 'cut' is a decisive, slice-like hit or swing.