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Cut Sth Kesmek Transitive Make Remove Stop Cutting

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Kind verb
Front cut 
IPA  /kʌt   / verb (present participle cutting; past tense, past participle cut)
Back kesmek, yaralamak
azaltmak
Back 2

cut (verb)

 /kʌt   / verb (present participle cutting; past tense, past participle cut)
 
HOLE
1 [intransitive, transitive]
to make an opening, wound or mark in sth using a sharp tool, for example a pair of scissors or a knife
kesmek, yaralamak
 I cut my finger with a vegetable knife.
 Be careful not to cut yourself on that broken glass!
 This knife doesn't cut very well.
REMOVE
2 [transitive]
 cut sth (from sth)
to remove sth or a part of sth, using a knife, etc.
kesmek, dilimlemek, doğramak
 She cut two slices of bread (from the loaf).
DIVIDE
3 [transitive]
cut sth (in/into sth)
to divide sth into pieces with a knife, etc.
kesmek
 She cut the cake into eight (pieces).
 He cut the rope in two.
MAKE SHORTER
4 [transitive]
to make sth shorter by using scissors, etc.
kesmek, kırpmak
 I cut my own hair.
 to have your hair cut (kuaförde)
 to cut the grass
SHAPE/FORM
5 [transitive]
to make or form sth by removing material with a sharp tool
kesmek, delmek
 She cut a hole in the card and pushed the string through.
 They cut a path through the jungle.
REDUCE/REMOVE
6 [transitive]
to reduce sth or make it shorter; to remove sth
kesmek, kırpmak, çıkarmak
 to cut taxes/costs/spending
 Train services have been cut because of the strike.
 Several violent scenes in the film were cut.
COMPUTING
7 [transitive]
to remove a piece of text from the screen
 (bilgisayar) kesmek
 Use the cut and paste buttons to change the order of the paragraphs.
GO ACROSS
8 [intransitive]
cut across, along, through, etc. (sth)
to go across, etc. sth, in order to make your route shorter
kestirmeden gitmek
 It's much quicker if we cut across the field.
STOP
9 [transitive] (spoken)
to stop sth
kesmek, durdurmak
 Cut the chat and get on with your work!
UPSET
10 [transitive]
to deeply offend sb or hurt their feelings
incitmek
 His cruel remarks cut her deeply.
Cut ile oluşan başka deyimler için deyimin diğer parçasını oluşturan isim, sıfat vb.nin madde başlıklarına bakınız. Örneğin, cut corners için bakınız corner.
PHRASAL VERBS
be cut out for sth; be cut out to be sth
to have the qualities needed to do sth; to be suitable for sth/sb
… için uygun olmak, … için biçilmiş kaftan olmak
 You're not cut out to be a soldier.
cut across sth
to affect or be true for different groups that usually remain separate
aşmak
 The question of aid for the earthquake victims cuts across national boundaries.
cut sth back; cut back (on sth)
to reduce sth
kısmak, azaltmak
 to cut back on public spending
cut sth down
1 to make sth fall down by cutting it
kesmek, devirmek
 to cut down a tree
 2 to make sth shorter
kısaltmak
 I have to cut my essay down to 2 000 words.
cut sth down; cut down (on sth)
to reduce the quantity or amount of sth; to do sth less often
azaltmak
 You should cut down on fatty foods.
cut in (on sb/sth)
to interrupt sb/sth
araya girmek
 She kept cutting in on our conversation.
cut sb off
 [often passive]
to stop or interrupt sb's telephone conversation
 (telefon konuşması, hat) kesmek
 We were cut off before I could give her my message.
cut sb/sth off
 [often passive]
to stop the supply of sth to sb
 (elektrik, gaz, su) kesmek
 If you don't pay your gas bill, they'll cut you off.
 The electricity/gas/water has been cut off.
cut sth off
to block a road, etc. so that nothing can pass
 (yol vb.) kesmek, tutmak
 We must cut off all possible escape routes.
cut sth off (sth)
to remove sth from sth larger by cutting
koparmak
 Be careful you don't cut your fingers off using that electric saw.
cut sb/sth off (from sb/sth)
 [often passive]
to prevent sb/sth from moving from a place or contacting people outside
bağlantısını kesmek
 The farm was cut off from the village by heavy snow.
cut sth open
to open sth by cutting
yarmak
 She fell and cut her head open.
cut sth out
1 to remove sth or to form sth into a particular shape by cutting
kesmek, biçmek
 to cut out a dress from a piece of cloth
 He cut the job advertisement out of the newspaper.
 2 to not include sth
kesmek, kırpmak
 Cut out all the boring details!
 3 (especially US, informal)
to stop saying or doing sth that annoys sb
kesmek, bırakmak
 Cut that out and leave me alone!
 4 (informal)
to stop doing or using sth
kesmek, çıkarmak
 You'll only lose weight if you cut out sweet things from your diet.
cut sth up
to cut sth into small pieces with a knife, etc.
doğramak
 

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