ALL meanings of outcut
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O o - verb without object outcut to repeatedly inflict self-injury by deliberately cutting the skin. 1
- verb without object outcut 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 outcut 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 outcut 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 outcut to strike a person, animal, etc., sharply, as with a whip. 1
- verb without object outcut to wound the feelings severely: His criticism cut deep. 1
- verb without object outcut (of the teeth) to grow through the gums. 1
- verb without object outcut 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 outcut Cards. to cut the cards. 1
- verb without object outcut Informal. to leave hastily: to cut for the hills. 1
- verb without object outcut (of a horse) to interfere. 1
- adjective outcut that has been subjected to cutting; divided into pieces by cutting; detached by cutting: cut flowers. 1
- adjective outcut fashioned by cutting; having the surface shaped or ornamented by grinding, polishing, or the like: cut diamonds. 1
- adjective outcut reduced by or as if by cutting: cut whiskey; cut prices. 1
- adjective outcut Botany. incised; cleft. 1
- adjective outcut castrated; gelded. 1
- adjective outcut Slang. drunk. 1
- noun outcut the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc. 1
- noun outcut the result of cutting, as an incision, wound, passage, or channel. 1
- noun outcut a piece cut off: a cut of a pie. 1
- noun outcut Informal. a share, especially of earnings or profits: His agent's cut is 20 percent. 1
- noun outcut a haircut, often with a styling. 1
- noun outcut a reduction in price, salary, etc. 1
- noun outcut the manner or fashion in which anything is cut: the cut of a dress. 1
- noun outcut style; manner; kind: We need a man of his cut in this firm. 1
- noun outcut a passage or course straight across or through: a cut through the woods. 1
- noun outcut an excision or omission of a part. 1
- noun outcut a part or quantity of text deleted or omitted. 1
- noun outcut a quantity cut, especially of lumber. 1
- noun outcut a refusal to recognize an acquaintance. 1
- noun outcut an act, speech, etc., that wounds the feelings. 1
- noun outcut an engraved plate or block of wood used for printing. 1
- noun outcut a printed picture or illustration. 1
- noun outcut an absence, as from a school class, at which attendance is required. 1
- noun outcut Butchering. part of an animal usually cut as one piece. 1
- noun outcut Cards. a cutting of the cards. 1
- noun outcut Sports. the act of cutting a ball. the spin imparted. 1
- noun outcut Fencing. a blow with the edge of the blade instead of the tip. 1
- noun outcut one of several pieces of straw, paper, etc., used in drawing lots. 1
- noun outcut 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 outcut an individual song, musical piece, or other similar material on a record or tape. 1
- noun outcut any product of the fractional distillation of petroleum. 1
- idioms outcut a cut above, somewhat superior to another (thing, person, etc.) in some respect: Her work is a cut above anyone else's. 1
- idioms outcut cut a caper / figure, to perform a spirited, brief, outlandish dance step, especially as a result of euphoria. 1
- idioms outcut cut a figure, cut a caper. to give a certain impression of oneself: He cut a distinguished figure in his tuxedo. 1
- idioms outcut 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 outcut 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 outcut cut both ways, to have, produce, or result in advantages as well as disadvantages: This decision will inevitably cut both ways. 1
- idioms outcut 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 outcut 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