cut
- noun
- /kʌt/
- Informal
- Made it through two rounds of cuts during the tryouts.
Examples
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Franza, I told you you didn't make the cut.
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I didn't make the cut, though.
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Do you think people are going to make fun of him at school with his hair cut so short?
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I don't think Badger would've made the cut.
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Many students received a mark for their absence due to a cut from class.
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Lisa had a cut earlier this week when she skipped her math lecture without permission.
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The school has strict policies against cuts, especially during final exam weeks.
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
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 Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cut as a noun for absence is one time a student is left out of class without permission, following the same idea of being removed from attendance.