Cut
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A cut can refer to several things depending on the context:
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In a general sense, a cut refers to an incision or a separation made by or as if by a sharp instrument.
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In cinematography, a cut refers to a change from one scene to another in a film or video.
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In the mining and construction industry, a cut describes an excavation or a trench.
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In theater, a cut can refer to the omission of a part of a play.
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In card games, it is a division of a deck of cards into two parts on the table.
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In cricket, it is a stroke that makes the ball deviate to the off side after pitching.
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In cooking, a cut refers to the specific portion of meat and how it is sliced.
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In art and design, a cut can mean the style in which a garment is fashioned.
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In audio or music, a cut can refer to a single track or song.
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In gemology, cut refers to how a gemstone is shaped and polished.
Therefore, the definition of cut largely depends on the context in which it is used.
Cut meaning & definition 67 of Cut.
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to separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide
Cut meaning & definition 68 of Cut.
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to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out
Cut meaning & definition 69 of Cut.
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to intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles
Cut meaning & definition 70 of Cut.
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to refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in the street; to cut ones acquaintance
Cut meaning & definition 71 of Cut.
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to absent ones self from; as, to cut an appointment, a recitation. etc
Cut meaning & definition 72 of Cut.
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to do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing; as, a knife cuts well
Cut meaning & definition 73 of Cut.
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to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument
Cut meaning & definition 74 of Cut.
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to interfere, as a horse
Cut meaning & definition 75 of Cut.
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to divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be dealt
Cut meaning & definition 76 of Cut.
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an opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut
Cut meaning & definition 77 of Cut.
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a stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip
Cut meaning & definition 78 of Cut.
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that which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight
Cut meaning & definition 79 of Cut.
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a notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad
Cut meaning & definition 80 of Cut.
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the surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut
Cut meaning & definition 81 of Cut.
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the right to divide; as, whose cut is it?
Cut meaning & definition 82 of Cut.
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manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style; fashion; as, the cut of a garment
Cut meaning & definition 83 of Cut.
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a common work horse; a gelding
Cut meaning & definition 84 of Cut.
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the failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise
Cut meaning & definition 85 of Cut.
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gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument
Cut meaning & definition 86 of Cut.
