to cut
- verb
- /kʌt/
- So what we need to do is cut the board down the length.
- cut hair
- get your hair cut
- cut with scissors
I'm very close to the people who cut and sew the garments.
- I'm very close to the people who cut and sew the garments.
Examples
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Let's see if I can cut a few little leaves off it.
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"I've decided I'm not going to cut my hair until summer," he said.
Fiction book (1990) -
I probably should have cut my hair, like you guys suggested.
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You could see the skin through his hair; it was cut so close at the sides.
Fiction book (1990) -
I got my hair cut.
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I think I'm going to cut these like this.
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From the leftover PVC pipe, cut four spacers 1-3/4" long and two spacers 1/2" long.
Academic text (1993) -
She asked the barber to cut her hair into a bob style.
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After being on a budget, he decided to cut his own hair at home.
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The stylist will cut the fabric to create a new dress for the party.
Synonyms
To remove something by cutting it away from what it is attached to
Make a person's hair shorter using scissors or clippers
To cut wool or hair from an animal with large scissors
To remove a part from something with a knife or tool
To cut something very short, especially hair or plants
Make a thing smaller by cutting or removing parts
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
How Short
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cut as a verb for trimming means to shape or make neat by slicing with scissors or a knife, so to cut paper or fabric is to give it a new shape.