ALL meanings of cut and run
cut and run
C c - noun cut and run to make a rapid escape 3
- noun cut and run to leave in haste 3
- idioms cut and run cut no ice. ice (def 25). 1
- idioms cut and run cut out for, fitted for; capable of: He wasn't cut out for military service. 1
- verb with object cut and run to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger. 1
- verb with object cut and run to divide with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope. 1
- verb with object cut and run to detach with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; separate from the main body; lop off: to cut a slice from a loaf of bread. 1
- verb with object cut and run to hew or saw down; fell: to cut timber. 1
- verb with object cut and run to trim by clipping, shearing, paring, or pruning: to cut hair. 1
- verb with object cut and run to mow; reap; harvest: to cut grain. 1
- verb with object cut and run to abridge or shorten; edit by omitting a part or parts: to cut a speech. 1
- verb with object cut and run to repeatedly inflict injury on (oneself) by deliberately cutting the skin, as to cope with stress or negative emotions: Some teenagers cut themselves to stop their emotional pain. 1
- verb with object cut and run to lower, reduce, diminish, or curtail (sometimes followed by down): to cut prices. 1
- verb with object cut and run to dilute; make less thick: to cut wine. 1
- verb with object cut and run to dissolve: That detergent cuts grease effectively. 1
- verb with object cut and run to intersect; cross: One line cuts another at right angles. 1
- verb with object cut and run Informal. to cease; discontinue (often followed by out): Cut the kidding. Let's cut out the pretense. 1
- verb with object cut and run to stop; halt the running of, as a liquid or an engine (often followed by off): The pilot cut the engines and glided in for a landing. Cut off the hot water. 1
- verb with object cut and run to dilute or adulterate (a drug) by mixing it with other substances. 1
- verb with object cut and run to grow (a tooth or teeth) through the gum: The baby is cutting his teeth. 1
- verb with object cut and run to type, write, or draw on (a stencil) for mimeographing. 1
- verb with object cut and run to make or fashion by cutting, as a statue, jewel, or garment. 1
- verb with object cut and run Glassmaking. to produce a pattern (in glass) by grinding and polishing. 1
- verb with object cut and run to refuse to recognize socially; shun ostentatiously: Her friends began to cut her as the season progressed. 1
- verb with object cut and run to strike sharply, as with a whip. 1
- verb with object cut and run to absent oneself from: allowed to cut three classes per semester. 1
- verb with object cut and run Movies, Television. to stop (a scene or shot being filmed). to edit (a film). 1
- verb with object cut and run Computers. to remove (selected text, images, etc.) from a file to store in temporary memory until pasted elsewhere. Compare copy (def 15), paste (def 13). 1
- verb with object cut and run to wound the feelings of severely. 1
- verb with object cut and run Cards. to divide (a pack of cards) at random into two or more parts, by removing cards from the top. to take (a card) from a deck. 1
- verb with object cut and run to record a selection on (a phonograph record or tape); make a recording of. 1
- verb with object cut and run to castrate or geld. 1
- verb with object cut and run Sports. to hit (a ball) with either the hand or some instrument so as to change its course and often to cause it to spin. 1
- verb with object cut and run to hollow out; excavate; dig: to cut a trench. 1
- verb with object cut and run Cricket. to strike and send off (a ball) in front of the batsman, and parallel to the wicket. 1
- verb with object cut and run Slang. to be a nonplaying dealer, manager, or supervisor of (a card game, crap game, or other gambling game) in return for a percentage of the money bet or sometimes for a fee. 1
- verb without object cut and run to penetrate or divide something, as with a sharp-edged instrument; make an incision: The scissors cut well. 1
- verb without object cut and run to admit of being cut: Butter cuts easily. 1
- verb without object cut and run to repeatedly inflict self-injury by deliberately cutting the skin. 1
- verb without object cut and run to pass, go, or come, especially in the most direct way (usually followed by across, through, in, etc.): to cut across an empty lot. 1
- verb without object cut and run Movies, Television. to shift suddenly from one shot to another: Cut to the barroom interior. to stop the action of a scene: used as a command by a director. 1
- verb without object cut and run to make a sudden or sharp turn in direction; change direction suddenly; swerve: We cut to the left to avoid hitting the child. 1
- verb without object cut and run to strike a person, animal, etc., sharply, as with a whip. 1
- verb without object cut and run to wound the feelings severely: His criticism cut deep. 1
- verb without object cut and run (of the teeth) to grow through the gums. 1
- verb without object cut and run Computers. to remove selected text, images, etc., from a file for storage in temporary memory until pasted elsewhere. Compare copy (def 17), paste (def 14). 1
- verb without object cut and run Cards. to cut the cards. 1
- verb without object cut and run Informal. to leave hastily: to cut for the hills. 1
- verb without object cut and run (of a horse) to interfere. 1
- adjective cut and run that has been subjected to cutting; divided into pieces by cutting; detached by cutting: cut flowers. 1