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Cut Make Made Kʌt Sharp Small Style Piece

Word cut
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / kʌt / NAmE / kʌt /
Example
  • cuts and bruises on the face
  • blood poured from the deep cut on his arm.
  • using sharp scissors, make a small cut in the material.
  • price/tax/job cuts
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cut

(noun)BrE / kʌt / NAmE / kʌt /
  1. a wound caused by something sharp
    • cuts and bruises on the face
    • Blood poured from the deep cut on his arm.
  2. a hole or an opening in something, made with something sharp
    • Using sharp scissors, make a small cut in the material.
  3. a reduction in amount, size, supply, etc.
    • see also power cut
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/power-cut
    • price/tax/job cuts
    • They had to take a 20% cut in pay.
    • They announced cuts in public spending.
  4. an act of cutting somebody’s hair; the style in which it is cut
    • see also buzz cut
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/buzz-cut
    • Your hair could do with a cut (= it is too long).
    • a cut and blow-dry
  5. the shape and style that a piece of clothing has because of the way the cloth is cut
    • See related entries: The fashion world
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/the_fashion_world/cut_10
    • the elegant cut of her dress
    • trousers with a loose cut designed for comfortable wear
  6. a share in something, especially money
    • They were rewarded with a cut of 5% from the profits.
  7. an act of removing part of a film/movie, play, piece of writing, etc.
    • See related entries: Making films
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/making_films/cut_11
    • The director objected to the cuts ordered by the censor.
    • She made some cuts before handing over the finished novel.
  8. a piece of meat cut from an animal
    • see also cold cuts
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cold-cuts
    • a lean cut of pork
    • cheap cuts of stewing lamb
  9. better than somebody/something
    • His latest novel is a cut above the rest.
  10. the lively or aggressive way that something is done
    • the cut and thrust of political debate
    • his cut-and-thrust management style
  11. to reach or maintain the required standard
    • I had to explain to the applicants why they didn't make the cut.
  12. (in golf) to achieve a good enough score to be able to take part in the next stage of a competition
    • Woods needed a 69 to make the cut.
  13. to be included after parts have been removed
    • When a book is made into a movie not every scene will make the cut.

    Extra Examples

    • By the time the organizers have had their cut, there won’t be much left.
    • Clean the cut and cover it to prevent infection.
    • He has a small cut on his finger.
    • He takes a cut of the profits.
    • I’ve made an appointment to have a hair cut.
    • If there’s money to be made from selling photos of her, she wants her cut.
    • One man was attacked and suffered cuts to his face.
    • She got a bad cut over her right eye.
    • The company has announced a new round of job cuts.
    • The cuts will come into effect next May.
    • The recipe calls for a good lean cut of beef.
    • The staff have all had to take a cut in salary.
    • They are planning to make substantial cuts in the service.
    • They get a lot of power cuts because they have overhead wires.
    • a cut on her hand
    • a high-quality blade that gives a clean cut
    • cuts in public spending
    • proposed tax cuts
    • He came home covered in cuts and bruises.
    • She made some lengthy cuts before handing over the finished novel.
    • She suffered only minor cuts and grazes as a result of the accident.
    • The capital and towns to the north were plunged into darkness by power cuts.
    • The director objected to the cuts ordered by the film censor.
    • There wasn’t much left after his agents took their cut.
    • They had to take a 20% cut in pay.
    • They were rewarded with a cut of 5% from the profits.
    • You can take a short cut across the field.
    • job/salary/pay cuts

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (probably existing, although not recorded, in Old English); probably of Germanic origin and related to Norwegian kutte and Icelandic kuta ‘cut with a small knife’, kuti ‘small blunt knife’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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