Definitions
1.verb(heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
2.verbTo admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
3.verb(heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
4.verb(audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities."After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, "Cut!""
5.verbTo make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another."The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy."
6.verbTo edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
7.verbTo remove and place in memory for later use."Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application."
8.verbTo enter a queue in the wrong place."One student kept trying to cut in front of the line."
9.verbTo intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so."This road cuts right through downtown."
10.verbTo make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
11.verbTo deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
12.verbTo change direction suddenly."The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle."
13.verbTo divide a pack of playing cards into two."If you cut then I'll deal."
14.verbTo write."cut orders; cut a check"
15.verbTo dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug."Drug dealers sometimes cut cocaine with lidocaine."
16.verbTo exhibit (a quality).
17.verbTo stop or disengage."Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!"
18.verbTo drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
19.verbTo lose body mass after bulking, aiming to keep the additional muscle but lose the fat.
20.verbTo perform (a dancing movement etc.).
21.nounThe action of the verb to cut."How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?"
22.nounA section removed from a larger whole.
23.nounAn abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance."The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time."
24.nounAn open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
25.noun(sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
26.nounThe process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material."Boring, drilling, milling, and turning are all different kinds of metal cutting processes."
27.nounThe act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
28.adjectiveThat is used for cutting."I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap."
29.adjectivePiercing, sharp.
30.adjectiveOf criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful."The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism."
31.adjectiveOf a beverage: half-sized."a cutting chai"