Dictionary definition · cut
noun
- a share of the profits"everyone got a cut of the earnings"
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next"the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
- a step on some scale"he is a cut above the rest"
verb
- separate with or as if with an instrument"Cut the rope"
- cut down on; make a reduction in"reduce your daily fat intake"
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
- make an incision or separation"cut along the dotted line"
adjective
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument"the cut surface was mottled"
- fashioned or shaped by cutting"a well-cut suit"
- with parts removed"the drastically cut film"
- made neat and tidy by trimming"his neatly trimmed hair"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).