cut

/kʌt/

The act of cutting.

He made a fine cut with his sword.

The result of cutting.

a smooth or clear cut

An opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.

Look at this cut on my finger!

A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.

a cut for a railroad

A share or portion.

The lawyer took a cut of the profits.

A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.

Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.

In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.

In a strokeplay competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.

A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play.

The director asked the cast to note down the following cuts.

A particular version or edit of a film.

The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.

The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top.

The card obtained by dividing the pack.

The manner or style a garment etc. is fashioned in.

I like the cut of that suit.

A slab, especially of meat.

That’s our finest cut of meat.

An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.

A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.

An unkind act; a cruelty.

A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.

The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified.

A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.

A haircut.

The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.

A string of railway cars coupled together.

An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.

a book illustrated with fine cuts

A common workhorse; a gelding.

The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.

A skein of yarn.

That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.

Don't buy his coke: it's full of cut.

A notch shaved into an eyebrow.

A time period when one tries to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.

A hidden or secure place.