cut - Similar and Opposite Words
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Noun
the act of reducing the amount or number
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Noun
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
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the act of cutting something into parts
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the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
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the division of a deck of cards before dealing
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in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
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a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
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the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
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a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
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(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
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a remark capable of wounding mentally
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a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
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a share of the profits
Verb
cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
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cut and assemble the components of
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lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
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reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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Verb
cut down on; make a reduction in
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have a reducing effect
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weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
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shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
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cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
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separate with or as if with an instrument
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- bevel
- bisect
- bob
- bore
- break off
- carve
- chamfer
- chase
- chatter
- chip
- chip at
- chop
- chop up
- circumcise
- clip
- cradle
- crosscut
- cube
- cut across
- cut away
- cut down
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- discerp
- dissect
- dock
- drill
- drop
- fell
- furrow
- gash
- hack
- hob
- incise
- indent
- jag
- julienne
- knap
- lop
- manicure
- mortice
- mortise
- mow
- nick
- nip
- nip off
- pare
- pink
- plane
- rebate
- rip
- saber
- sabre
- saw
- scissor
- sever
- shave
- shear
- slash
- slice
- slice up
- slit
- snick
- snip
- snip off
- strike down
- tail
- tap
- tomahawk
- transect
- trench
- trim
- trisect
- undercut
- whittle
Verb
divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
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form by probing, penetrating, or digging
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make an abrupt change of image or sound
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pass through or across
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turn sharply; change direction abruptly
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be able to manage or manage successfully
Adjective
separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
Adjective
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
Adjective
fashioned or shaped by cutting
Adjective
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
Adjective
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed