Synonyms for cut

Noun

1. cut, decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

usage: the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

2. cut, gash, slash, slice, wound, lesion

usage: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"

3. cut, cut of meat, meat

usage: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

4. cut, track, excerpt, extract, selection

usage: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"

5. cut, cutting, opening

usage: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

6. cut, share, portion, part, percentage

usage: a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"

7. cut, gradation, step

usage: a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the the rest"

8. cut, gash, furrow

usage: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

9. cut, transition

usage: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"

10. cut, cutting, division

usage: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

11. deletion, excision, cut, editing, redaction

usage: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

12. cut, fashion

usage: the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"

13. cut, cutting, cutting off, shortening

usage: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"

14. baseball swing, swing, cut, stroke, shot

usage: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"

15. stinger, cut, abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification

usage: a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"

16. cut, canal

usage: a canal made by erosion or excavation

17. snub, cut, cold shoulder, rebuff, slight

usage: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"

18. cut, undercut, stroke, shot

usage: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"

19. cut, cutting, division

usage: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"

20. cut, absence

usage: an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"

Verb

1. cut, separate, disunite, divide, part, cut away, cut out, cut up, cut into, cut off, cut out

usage: separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

2. reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down, decrease, lessen, minify

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

3. swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut, turn

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

4. cut

usage: make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"

5. cut, free, discharge

usage: discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"

6. cut, make, create

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

7. cut, tailor, design

usage: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"

8. cut, hit

usage: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a pingpong ball"

9. write out, issue, make out, cut, write

usage: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"

10. edit, cut, edit out, change, alter, modify

usage: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"

11. cut, skip, miss

usage: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"

12. hack, cut, cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage

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

13. cut, look, appear, seem

usage: give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"

14. cut, move

usage: move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"

15. cut, pass, go through, go across

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

16. cut, transit, pass through, pass across, pass over

usage: pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"

17. cut, switch, shift, change, cut to

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

18. cut, stop

usage: stop filming; "cut a movie scene"

19. cut, record, tape

usage: make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"

20. cut, record, tape

usage: record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"

21. cut, burn, produce, make, create

usage: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"

22. cut, make, create

usage: form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"

23. cut, perform, execute, do

usage: perform or carry out; "cut a caper"

24. cut, function, work, operate, go, run

usage: function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"

25. cut, be

usage: allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"

26. cut, shuffle, ruffle, mix

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

27. switch off, cut, turn off, turn out, throw, flip, switch

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

28. cut, reap, harvest, glean

usage: reap or harvest; "cut grain"

29. cut, fell, drop, strike down, cut down

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

30. cut, penetrate, perforate

usage: penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"

31. ignore, disregard, snub, cut, treat, handle, do by

usage: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"

32. cut, shorten

usage: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"

33. cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, cut back, cut back, cut out

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

34. cut, dissolve, resolve, break up

usage: dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"

35. cut, decrease, lessen, minify

usage: have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"

36. cut, cut off, interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off, cut off

usage: cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"

37. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce, decrease, lessen, minify

usage: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

38. dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut, weaken

usage: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"

39. cut, grow, develop, produce, get, acquire

usage: have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"

40. cut, grow

usage: grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"

41. geld, cut, emasculate, castrate, demasculinize, demasculinise

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

Adjective

1. cut (vs. uncut), chopped, shredded, sliced, cut up, incised, perforated, pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured, severed, cut off, split

usage: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"

2. cut (vs. uncut), cut out, hewn, hand-hewn, sheared, slashed

usage: fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"

3. cut, shortened, abridged (vs. unabridged)

usage: with parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

4. trimmed (vs. untrimmed), cut, clipped

usage: made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"

5. mown (vs. unmown), cut

usage: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay"

6. cut (vs. uncut)

usage: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book"

7. cut, emasculated, gelded, castrated (vs. uncastrated), unsexed

usage: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse"

8. cut, split, injured (vs. uninjured)

usage: having a long rip or tear; "a split lip"

9. cut, gashed, slashed, injured (vs. uninjured)

usage: wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass"

10. cut, cut down, down, felled (vs. unfelled), downed

usage: cut down; "the tree is down"

11. cut, slashed, decreased (vs. increased), reduced

usage: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers"

12. cut, thinned, weakened, diluted (vs. undiluted), dilute

usage: mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"