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also, the spin thus given to the ball.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In a strokeplay competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The director asked the cast to note down the following cuts."},{"definition":"A particular version or edit of a film.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top."},{"definition":"The card obtained by dividing the pack.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The manner or style a garment etc. is fashioned in.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I like the cut of that suit."},{"definition":"A slab, especially of meat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That’s our finest cut of meat."},{"definition":"An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An unkind act; a cruelty.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified."},{"definition":"A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A haircut.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A string of railway cars coupled together.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a book illustrated with fine cuts"},{"definition":"A common workhorse; a gelding.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A skein of yarn.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Don't buy his coke: it's full of cut."},{"definition":"A notch shaved into an eyebrow.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A time period when one tries to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A hidden or secure place.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, \"Cut!\""},{"definition":"To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy."},{"definition":"To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To remove and place in memory for later use.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application."},{"definition":"To enter a queue in the wrong place.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"One student kept trying to cut in front of the line."},{"definition":"To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"This road cuts right through downtown."},{"definition":"To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To change direction suddenly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle."},{"definition":"To divide a pack of playing cards into two.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"If you cut then I'll deal."},{"definition":"To write.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"cut orders;  cut a check"},{"definition":"To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Drug dealers sometimes cut cocaine with lidocaine."},{"definition":"To exhibit (a quality).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To stop or disengage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!"},{"definition":"To 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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To lose body mass after bulking, aiming to keep the additional muscle but lose the fat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To perform (a dancing movement etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"(with \"the\") Corporal punishment at school.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cut","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cuts"]}]