cut
- adjective
- /kʌt/
Examples
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Hoffman had not been sleeping well for several weeks, and he was cold and cut.
Fiction book (1996) -
The low-quality tequila was so cut that it barely resembled alcohol.
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She noticed the wine was cut with water, making it less potent.
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After testing the sample, the lab confirmed that the drug had been cut with various additives.
Synonyms
Made less strong by mixing with water or something else
Less strong because water or another liquid is added
Made less thick by adding water or another liquid
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 Diluted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cut used as an adjective for prices means 'reduced', coming from the idea of making the original smaller, so a cut price is a lower price.