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ALL meanings of cut in

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  • verb with object cut in to dilute; make less thick: to cut wine. 1
  • verb with object cut in to dissolve: That detergent cuts grease effectively. 1
  • verb with object cut in to intersect; cross: One line cuts another at right angles. 1
  • verb with object cut in Informal. to cease; discontinue (often followed by out): Cut the kidding. Let's cut out the pretense. 1
  • verb with object cut in 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 in to dilute or adulterate (a drug) by mixing it with other substances. 1
  • verb with object cut in to grow (a tooth or teeth) through the gum: The baby is cutting his teeth. 1
  • verb with object cut in to type, write, or draw on (a stencil) for mimeographing. 1
  • verb with object cut in to make or fashion by cutting, as a statue, jewel, or garment. 1
  • verb with object cut in Glassmaking. to produce a pattern (in glass) by grinding and polishing. 1
  • verb with object cut in to refuse to recognize socially; shun ostentatiously: Her friends began to cut her as the season progressed. 1
  • verb with object cut in to strike sharply, as with a whip. 1
  • verb with object cut in to absent oneself from: allowed to cut three classes per semester. 1
  • verb with object cut in Movies, Television. to stop (a scene or shot being filmed). to edit (a film). 1
  • verb with object cut in 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 in to wound the feelings of severely. 1
  • verb with object cut in 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 in to record a selection on (a phonograph record or tape); make a recording of. 1
  • verb with object cut in to castrate or geld. 1
  • verb with object cut in 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 in to hollow out; excavate; dig: to cut a trench. 1
  • verb with object cut in Cricket. to strike and send off (a ball) in front of the batsman, and parallel to the wicket. 1
  • verb with object cut in 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 in to penetrate or divide something, as with a sharp-edged instrument; make an incision: The scissors cut well. 1
  • verb without object cut in to admit of being cut: Butter cuts easily. 1
  • verb without object cut in to repeatedly inflict self-injury by deliberately cutting the skin. 1
  • verb without object cut in 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 in 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 in 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 in to strike a person, animal, etc., sharply, as with a whip. 1
  • verb without object cut in to wound the feelings severely: His criticism cut deep. 1
  • verb without object cut in (of the teeth) to grow through the gums. 1
  • verb without object cut in 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 in Cards. to cut the cards. 1
  • verb without object cut in Informal. to leave hastily: to cut for the hills. 1
  • verb without object cut in (of a horse) to interfere. 1
  • adjective cut in that has been subjected to cutting; divided into pieces by cutting; detached by cutting: cut flowers. 1
  • adjective cut in fashioned by cutting; having the surface shaped or ornamented by grinding, polishing, or the like: cut diamonds. 1
  • adjective cut in reduced by or as if by cutting: cut whiskey; cut prices. 1
  • adjective cut in Botany. incised; cleft. 1
  • adjective cut in castrated; gelded. 1
  • adjective cut in Slang. drunk. 1
  • idioms cut in 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 in cut a caper / figure, to perform a spirited, brief, outlandish dance step, especially as a result of euphoria. 1
  • idioms cut in cut a figure, cut a caper. to give a certain impression of oneself: He cut a distinguished figure in his tuxedo. 1
  • idioms cut in 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 in 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
  • intransitivephrasal verb cut in vehicle: move suddenly in front 1
  • idioms cut in cut both ways, to have, produce, or result in advantages as well as disadvantages: This decision will inevitably cut both ways. 1
  • intransitivephrasal verb cut in interrupt sb speaking 1
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