📉 To reduce ✂️ To slice ➖ A reduction 💇 To trim 🏫 To skip 🙈 To ignore 💰 A share 🏃 To take shortcut 🤕 A wound 🐎 To castrate 🎤 To record 👗 A style 🦷 To grow 💧 To dilute 🚫 An absence 🥩 A meat piece 🎵 A song ⬆️ A higher level ⛏️ A trench 🏓 To hit with spin ⚾ A swing 💔 A hurtful remark 😒 An insult 🧥 Shaped ✂️ Shortened 💇 Trimmed 🌱 Mown 🐂 Castrated 🥤 Diluted 📄 Divided 📚 Trimmed pages

cut

1 1.0

Neat and short after being trimmed with scissors or a machine

adjective
/kʌt/

: cortado

His hair was neatly cut, giving him a polished appearance.
clean-cut

Just make sure that your nails are clean and cut and that your hands are not super dry.

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Examples

With his closely cut black hair, a wide nose, and a big jaw, he resembled me.

Fiction book (1997)
His hair, I could see now, was poorly cut and dirty.

Fiction book (2001)
Just make sure that your nails are clean and cut and that your hands are not super dry.

Alex Costa
His hair was gray, kinky, and cut very short.

Fiction book (2001)
I think they are nice because they're not cut like as blunt.
And you know, certain lash bands work better when they're cut shorter, when they're placed a little higher.
It is our chance to show the entire nation what fine, bright, clean-cut, wholesome students we have here at Rydell.

Grease (1978)
She wore her hair in a simple, cut style that looked very tidy.
The lawn was freshly cut, making the garden look well-maintained.

Synonyms

clean-cut

vscut

13 3.8

Having a neat, smart look and tidy clothes

refers to the actual act of making neat by shortening

shorn

vscut

3 6.6

Having hair or wool cut very short close to the skin

is the broader term for being made neat by shortening

fresh-cut

vscut

3 2.7

A plant or food cut very recently so it still looks and smells new

focuses on making something neat rather than recent harvesting

trimmed

vscut

1.0

Cut to look neat by removing extra or uneven parts

is the simpler general term for the same idea

clipped

vscut

3.7

Cut neatly to make a tidy shape, like a hedge or beard

refers broadly to making neat or shortened with sharp tools

sheared

vscut

3.7

Cut close to the skin from hair, wool, or fur, often with clippers

describes general neat making rather than specifying tool type

Antonyms

untrimmed

1 3.8

Not cut and kept messy, like a beard or hedge

Idioms

to cut a rug

Archaic

6 8.4

To dance with a lot of energy and have fun

cut from the same cloth

Informal

6 5.2

Very similar in character and background

to cut the cord

Informal

5 6.6

To stop depending on someone or something and become independent

to cut out the middleman

4 3.7

Buy or sell directly from the maker without using other sellers

a cut above

4 4.3

Clearly better than others in quality or style

to cut through the red tape

2 4.4

Remove slow official rules to make things happen faster

to cut to ribbons

Informal

2 7.4

To beat someone completely in a competition or argument

to cut red tape

1 3.7

To remove official rules and extra paperwork that delay action

to fish or cut bait

Informal

1 8.8

Choose to act now or step aside so someone else can

cut of one's jib

Archaic

1 9.9

The way someone looks or acts that shows what they are like

to cut off your nose to spite your face

Informal

1 9.8

Deliberately do something that hurts you more than the person you want to punish

to cut a wide swath

Informal

1 7.7

Have a strong effect on many people or things

to cut to the quick

Literature

1 7.9

To hurt someone's feelings very deeply

to cut the apron strings

Informal

1 7.7

To become independent from your parents and live on your own

to cut the cheese

NSFW

1 9.6

To pass gas from your bottom, usually said as a joke

to cut the umbilical cord

Informal

1 6.8

To become independent from parents and make your own decisions

to cut a dash

Informal

7.2

To attract attention by looking smart and stylish

to cut a figure

Informal

7.6

To stand out and make people notice you

to cut down the tall poppy

Australian

9.9

To criticize someone who stands out to make them seem less successful

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth

Informal

7.7

To spend only what you can afford

to cut one's teeth

6.9

To gain first experience in a job or activity

to cut his stick

9.9

To leave a place quickly, often to avoid trouble

to cut to the nitty-gritty

Informal

7.4

Start talking about the most important details of a topic

to cut your cloth to suit your purse

Archaic

7.9

To live within the money you have

to cut someone's throat

Offensive

8.4

To betray or hurt someone to get an advantage

mad as a cut snake

Australian

9.9

Feeling extremely angry and acting wildly

measure twice, cut once

Informal

6.3

To check something carefully before you do it to avoid mistakes

Compounds

tax cut

599 3.2

A government decision to reduce the taxes people have to pay

spending cut

79 3.3

A decision by a government or organization to use less money

budget cut

57 2.8

Less money given to a department or service in a budget

pay cut

31 2.8

A reduction in the money a worker receives from their job

clear-cut

27 4.2

Easy to see and understand

cut out

25 3.4

A shape removed from paper or cloth with scissors

cut off

23 4.4

Separated by cutting from a larger thing

clean-cut

13 3.8

Having a neat, smart look and tidy clothes

low-cut

NSFW

10 3.5

Clothes with a low neckline or back that show more skin

final cut

Specialized

9 4.2

A finished and approved version of a film ready for release

cut-and-dried

8 4.7

Simple and clear because it follows fixed rules

crew cut

7 3.0

A very short men's hairstyle with the hair kept very close to the head

cut of meat

6 2.7

A piece of meat taken from a certain part of an animal

rough cut

Specialized

5 4.8

An early edited version of a film before final changes

cut-up

Archaic

3 7.8

A person who acts silly to make others laugh

fresh-cut

3 2.7

A plant or food cut very recently so it still looks and smells new

price cut

3 1.4

A fall in the amount you pay for something

salary cut

2 3.4

A smaller amount of pay that a worker receives

cut glass

2 5.3

A type of glass shaped with many flat, shiny sides for decoration

cut of beef

1 2.8

A piece of beef from one part of a cow used for cooking

cut-and-dry

1 4.1

Clear and simple, not likely to change

cut-through

1 4.9

A short route through a neighborhood that saves time by avoiding busy roads

jump cut

Specialized

1 6.8

A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip

brush cut

1 4.2

A short haircut with hair standing upright like a brush

cut of pork

1 2.5

A piece of meat from a pig sold for cooking, like loin or shoulder

cut rate

1 3.3

A price lower than the usual one

cut-in

Specialized

1 7.7

A short shot shown in a scene to give a detail or reaction

cut-in

Specialized

1 7.2

A short announcement that interrupts a program to give local news or alerts

cut-rate

1 3.7

Offered at a lower price than usual, often with lower quality

deep cut

Jargon

1 8.4

A song on an album that is not a hit but loved by fans

fresh cut

1 2.7

A piece of meat that shops sell soon after they prepare it

cut of lamb

2.5

A piece of meat from a lamb that you cook

cut of mutton

6.8

A piece of meat from an adult sheep that people cook and eat

cut of veal

4.4

A piece of meat from a young calf for eating

cut price

2.0

A lower price than normal

cut-and-thrust

Specialized

9.7

A fight with swords or knives using cutting and stabbing moves

cut-price

3.0

Sold at a lower price than usual

cut-rate sale

2.7

An event when shops sell goods at much lower prices for a short time to clear old stock

fatty cut of meat

3.3

A piece of meat with a lot of fat

jump-cut

Specialized

7.6

A sudden cut between shots in a film that shows time passing or makes the action jump

rough-cut

Specialized

4.9

Shaped but not smoothed or fully finished

sword-cut

Archaic

8.1

A scar on the skin made by a sword

underboob cut

NSFW

9.9

A low opening in clothing that shows the lower part of the breasts

wide-cut

3.7

Clothing made wider than usual to fit loosely

How Short

shorn

3 6.6

cut

1 1.0

long

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

cut positive

Etymology

Cut hair or grass means it has been trimmed or shortened with a blade or scissors, so the adjective shows the neat result of cutting.