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an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
the act of shortening something by choping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
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"
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
a canal made by erosion or excavation
the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"
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"
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest"
with parts removed; "the drastically cut film"
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"
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book"
fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"
mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers"
wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass"
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse"
grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"
cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"
dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"
penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"
fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"
reap or harvest; "cut grain"
hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball"
separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"
allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"
style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"
perform or carry out; "cut a caper"
form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"
form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"
stop filming; "cut a movie scene"
make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"
pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"
pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"
discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"
intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"

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