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According to WordNet, the verb "cut" has 41 sense(s).

201915730 pass through or across; "The boat cut the water".

200243900 reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened".

201510576 cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights".

202101649 move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin".

200108475 have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth".

202588280 be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office".

201320424 reap or harvest; "cut grain".

200061219 cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse".

201756277 create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD".

200201722 cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape".

201059564 refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting".

200429968 have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings".

201413917 hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball".

201555437 divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time".

200226071 lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon".

200473322 weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet".

201610834 make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line".

200292507 cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation".

201754737 form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls".

201915865 pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner".

201610990 allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily".

201859995 stop filming; "cut a movie scene".

201611123 function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well".

200447654 dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease".

201064799 make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me".

201666717 style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress".

201756416 record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record".

201227088 penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead".

200096136 grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting".

201754915 form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face".

201860107 make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another".

201552519 separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope".

200561090 shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair".

201756563 make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again".

200429060 cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits".

202134232 give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure".

201713491 perform or carry out; "cut a caper".

201319738 fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia".

202613860 intentionally fail to attend; "cut class".

202033295 turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right".

202422283 discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team".


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