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ALL meanings of cuts

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  • abbreviation CUTS Computer Users' Tape System 3
  • noun cuts Cards. a cutting of the cards. 1
  • noun cuts Sports. the act of cutting a ball. the spin imparted. 1
  • noun cuts Fencing. a blow with the edge of the blade instead of the tip. 1
  • noun cuts one of several pieces of straw, paper, etc., used in drawing lots. 1
  • noun cuts Movies, Television. the instantaneous or gradual transition from one shot or scene to another in an edited film. an edited version of a film. Compare rough cut, final cut. an act or instance of editing a film. 1
  • noun cuts an individual song, musical piece, or other similar material on a record or tape. 1
  • noun cuts any product of the fractional distillation of petroleum. 1
  • idioms cuts a cut above, somewhat superior to another (thing, person, etc.) in some respect: Her work is a cut above anyone else's. 1
  • idioms cuts cut a caper / figure, to perform a spirited, brief, outlandish dance step, especially as a result of euphoria. 1
  • idioms cuts cut a figure, cut a caper. to give a certain impression of oneself: He cut a distinguished figure in his tuxedo. 1
  • idioms cuts cut and run, Nautical. to cut the anchor cable and set sail, as in an emergency. to leave as hurriedly as possible; flee. 1
  • idioms cuts cut back, to shorten by cutting off the end. to curtail or discontinue: Steel production has been cut back in recent months. to return to an earlier episode or event, as in the plot of a novel. Football. to reverse direction suddenly by moving in the diagonally opposite course. 1
  • idioms cuts cut both ways, to have, produce, or result in advantages as well as disadvantages: This decision will inevitably cut both ways. 1
  • idioms cuts cut / chop down to size, to reduce the stature or importance of: The novelist had a big ego until the critics cut him down to size. 1
  • idioms cuts cut it, Informal. to achieve or maintain a desired level of performance: The aging football player decided he couldn't cut it any longer and retired. to be effective or successful; satisfy a need. 1
  • idioms cuts cut it out, Informal. to stop doing something: That hurts! Cut it out! 1
  • idioms cuts cut no ice. ice (def 25). 1
  • idioms cuts cut out for, fitted for; capable of: He wasn't cut out for military service. 1
  • noun cuts Plural form of cut. 1
  • verb with object cuts to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger. 1
  • verb with object cuts to divide with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope. 1
  • verb with object cuts to detach with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; separate from the main body; lop off: to cut a slice from a loaf of bread. 1
  • verb with object cuts to hew or saw down; fell: to cut timber. 1
  • verb with object cuts to trim by clipping, shearing, paring, or pruning: to cut hair. 1
  • verb with object cuts to mow; reap; harvest: to cut grain. 1
  • verb with object cuts to abridge or shorten; edit by omitting a part or parts: to cut a speech. 1
  • verb with object cuts to repeatedly inflict injury on (oneself) by deliberately cutting the skin, as to cope with stress or negative emotions: Some teenagers cut themselves to stop their emotional pain. 1
  • verb with object cuts to lower, reduce, diminish, or curtail (sometimes followed by down): to cut prices. 1
  • verb with object cuts to dilute; make less thick: to cut wine. 1
  • verb with object cuts to dissolve: That detergent cuts grease effectively. 1
  • verb with object cuts to intersect; cross: One line cuts another at right angles. 1
  • verb with object cuts Informal. to cease; discontinue (often followed by out): Cut the kidding. Let's cut out the pretense. 1
  • verb with object cuts to stop; halt the running of, as a liquid or an engine (often followed by off): The pilot cut the engines and glided in for a landing. Cut off the hot water. 1
  • verb with object cuts to dilute or adulterate (a drug) by mixing it with other substances. 1
  • verb with object cuts to grow (a tooth or teeth) through the gum: The baby is cutting his teeth. 1
  • verb with object cuts to type, write, or draw on (a stencil) for mimeographing. 1
  • verb with object cuts to make or fashion by cutting, as a statue, jewel, or garment. 1
  • verb with object cuts Glassmaking. to produce a pattern (in glass) by grinding and polishing. 1
  • verb with object cuts to refuse to recognize socially; shun ostentatiously: Her friends began to cut her as the season progressed. 1
  • verb with object cuts to strike sharply, as with a whip. 1
  • verb with object cuts to absent oneself from: allowed to cut three classes per semester. 1
  • verb with object cuts Movies, Television. to stop (a scene or shot being filmed). to edit (a film). 1
  • verb with object cuts Computers. to remove (selected text, images, etc.) from a file to store in temporary memory until pasted elsewhere. Compare copy (def 15), paste (def 13). 1
  • verb with object cuts to wound the feelings of severely. 1
  • verb with object cuts Cards. to divide (a pack of cards) at random into two or more parts, by removing cards from the top. to take (a card) from a deck. 1
  • verb with object cuts to record a selection on (a phonograph record or tape); make a recording of. 1
  • verb with object cuts to castrate or geld. 1
  • verb with object cuts Sports. to hit (a ball) with either the hand or some instrument so as to change its course and often to cause it to spin. 1
  • verb with object cuts to hollow out; excavate; dig: to cut a trench. 1
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