Noun Definition
cut
1.Definition: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
"The cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
Category: General2.Definition: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
"Cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
Related Noun(s):undercut
Category: General3.Definition: a canal made by erosion or excavation
Category: Objects4.Definition: 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"
Related Noun(s):track
Category: General7.Definition: a remark capable of wounding mentally
"The unkindest cut of all"
Category: General10.Definition: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
Related Noun(s):gash
Category: Objects11.Definition: a wound made by cutting
"He put a bandage over the cut"
Category: General12.Definition: an unexcused absence from class
"He was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
Category: General13.Definition: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
"He took a vicious cut at the ball"
Category: General14.Definition: the act of cutting something into parts
"His cuts were skillful", "His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
Category: General15.Definition: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
"His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
Category: General16.Definition: the act of reducing the amount or number
"The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
Category: General17.Definition: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
"The barber gave him a good cut"
Category: General18.Definition: 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"
Category: General19.Definition: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Category: General