cut
adj 1: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp
edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled";
"cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead";
"bandages on her cut wrists" [ant: {uncut}]
2: fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut
diamonds"; "cut velvet" [ant: {uncut}]
3: with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" [syn: {shortened}]
4: made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"
[syn: {trimmed}] [ant: {untrimmed}]
5: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement
or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay" [syn: {mown}]
[ant: {unmown}]
6: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed
or slit; "the cut pages of the book" [ant: {uncut}]
7: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut
horse" [syn: {emasculated}, {gelded}]
8: having a long rip or tear; "a split lip" [syn: {split}]
9: wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife
fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass" [syn:
{gashed}, {slashed}]
10: cut down; "the tree is down" [syn: {cut down}, {down}]
11: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the
slashed prices attracted buyers" [syn: {slashed}]
12: mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned
soup" [syn: {thinned}, {weakened}]
n 1: the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor
proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
2: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
[syn: {gash}, {slash}, {slice}]
3: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
[syn: {cut of meat}]
4: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact
disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title
track of the album" [syn: {track}]
5: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: {cutting}]
6: a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
7: a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the the rest"
8: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or
excavation [syn: {gash}]
9: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next;
"the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed
too abrupt"
10: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were
skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
[syn: {cutting}]
11: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens
a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently
upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the
excision of the proposed clause" [syn: {deletion}, {excision}]
12: the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional
cut"
13: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends;
"the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: {cutting}, {cutting
off}]
14: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {baseball swing}, {swing}]
15: a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of
all" [syn: {stinger}]
16: a canal made by erosion or excavation
17: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was
clearly intentional" [syn: {snub}, {cold shoulder}]
18: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts
do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: {undercut}]
19: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted
that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the
cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" [syn: {cutting}]
20: an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking
too many cuts in his math class"
v 1: separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down},
{trim back}, {bring down}]
3: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the
left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the
right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer},
{slue}, {slew}]
4: make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"
5: discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the
team"
6: form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut
trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
7: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" [syn: {tailor}]
8: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite
direction; "cut a pingpong ball"
9: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket";
"Please make the check out to me" [syn: {write out}, {issue},
{make out}]
10: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut
recording tape" [syn: {edit}, {edit out}]
11: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: {skip}]
12: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't
hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the
office" [syn: {hack}]
13: give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"
14: move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
15: pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the
neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
16: pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"
17: make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene
to another"
18: stop filming; "cut a movie scene"
19: make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her
major titles again"
20: record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
21: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn:
{burn}]
22: form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"
23: perform or carry out; "cut a caper"
24: function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"
25: allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
26: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make
selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a
long time"
27: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off
the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the
lights" [syn: {switch off}, {turn off}, {turn out}] [ant:
{switch on}]
28: reap or harvest; "cut grain"
29: fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber
while they occupied Cambodia"
30: penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered
windshield cut into her forehead"
31: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
[syn: {ignore}, {disregard}, {snub}]
32: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my
hair"
33: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose
weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: {prune},
{rationalize}, {rationalise}]
34: dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
35: have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"
36: cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the
conversation" [syn: {cut off}]
37: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {abridge}, {foreshorten},
{abbreviate}, {shorten}, {contract}, {reduce}] [ant: {elaborate}]
38: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut
bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin}, {thin out}, {reduce}]
39: have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"
40: grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
41: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the
vet gelded the young horse" [syn: {geld}]
[also: {cutting}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
CUT
Control Unit Terminal
Source: Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms
