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(heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
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To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
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(heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
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(audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.
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After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, "Cut!"
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To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
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The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy.
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To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
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To remove and place in memory for later use.
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Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application.
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To enter a queue in the wrong place.
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One student kept trying to cut in front of the line.
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To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
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This road cuts right through downtown.
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To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
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To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
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To change direction suddenly.
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The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.
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To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
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If you cut then I'll deal.
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To write.
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cut orders; cut a check
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To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
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Drug dealers sometimes cut cocaine with lidocaine.
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To exhibit (a quality).
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To stop or disengage.
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Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!
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To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
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To lose body mass after bulking, aiming to keep the additional muscle but lose the fat.
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To perform (a dancing movement etc.).