ALL meanings of cut a figure
cut a fig·ure
C c - adjective cut a figure Botany. incised; cleft. 1
- adjective cut a figure castrated; gelded. 1
- adjective cut a figure Slang. drunk. 1
- noun cut a figure the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc. 1
- noun cut a figure the result of cutting, as an incision, wound, passage, or channel. 1
- noun cut a figure a piece cut off: a cut of a pie. 1
- noun cut a figure Informal. a share, especially of earnings or profits: His agent's cut is 20 percent. 1
- noun cut a figure a haircut, often with a styling. 1
- noun cut a figure a reduction in price, salary, etc. 1
- noun cut a figure the manner or fashion in which anything is cut: the cut of a dress. 1
- noun cut a figure style; manner; kind: We need a man of his cut in this firm. 1
- noun cut a figure a passage or course straight across or through: a cut through the woods. 1
- noun cut a figure an excision or omission of a part. 1
- noun cut a figure a part or quantity of text deleted or omitted. 1
- noun cut a figure a quantity cut, especially of lumber. 1
- noun cut a figure a refusal to recognize an acquaintance. 1
- noun cut a figure an act, speech, etc., that wounds the feelings. 1
- noun cut a figure an engraved plate or block of wood used for printing. 1
- noun cut a figure a printed picture or illustration. 1
- noun cut a figure an absence, as from a school class, at which attendance is required. 1
- noun cut a figure Butchering. part of an animal usually cut as one piece. 1
- noun cut a figure Cards. a cutting of the cards. 1
- noun cut a figure Sports. the act of cutting a ball. the spin imparted. 1
- noun cut a figure Fencing. a blow with the edge of the blade instead of the tip. 1
- noun cut a figure one of several pieces of straw, paper, etc., used in drawing lots. 1
- noun cut a figure Movies, Television. the instantaneous or gradual transition from one shot or scene to another in an edited film. an edited version of a film. Compare rough cut, final cut. an act or instance of editing a film. 1
- noun cut a figure an individual song, musical piece, or other similar material on a record or tape. 1
- noun cut a figure any product of the fractional distillation of petroleum. 1
- idioms cut a figure a cut above, somewhat superior to another (thing, person, etc.) in some respect: Her work is a cut above anyone else's. 1
- idioms cut a figure cut a caper / figure, to perform a spirited, brief, outlandish dance step, especially as a result of euphoria. 1
- idioms cut a figure cut a figure, cut a caper. to give a certain impression of oneself: He cut a distinguished figure in his tuxedo. 1
- idioms cut a figure cut and run, Nautical. to cut the anchor cable and set sail, as in an emergency. to leave as hurriedly as possible; flee. 1
- idioms cut a figure cut back, to shorten by cutting off the end. to curtail or discontinue: Steel production has been cut back in recent months. to return to an earlier episode or event, as in the plot of a novel. Football. to reverse direction suddenly by moving in the diagonally opposite course. 1
- idioms cut a figure cut both ways, to have, produce, or result in advantages as well as disadvantages: This decision will inevitably cut both ways. 1
- idioms cut a figure cut / chop down to size, to reduce the stature or importance of: The novelist had a big ego until the critics cut him down to size. 1
- idioms cut a figure cut it, Informal. to achieve or maintain a desired level of performance: The aging football player decided he couldn't cut it any longer and retired. to be effective or successful; satisfy a need. 1
- idioms cut a figure cut it out, Informal. to stop doing something: That hurts! Cut it out! 1
- idioms cut a figure cut no ice. ice (def 25). 1
- idioms cut a figure cut out for, fitted for; capable of: He wasn't cut out for military service. 1
- verb cut a figure (Idiomatic) To present an image; to make an impression. 0