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cut ◆◆◆ /kʌ t/ (cuts , cutting ) The form cut is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. 1 VERB If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool. □ [V n] Mrs. Haines stood nearby, holding scissors to cut a ribbon. □ [V n prep/adv] The thieves cut a hole in the fence. □ [V n n] Mr. Long was now cutting himself a piece of the pink cake. □ [V + through ] You can hear the saw as it cuts through the bones. □ [V -ed] …thinly-cut cucumber sandwiches. ● N‑COUNT Cut is also a noun. □ [+ in ] The operation involves making several cuts in the cornea.

2 VERB If you cut yourself or cut a part of your body, you accidentally injure yourself on a sharp object so that you bleed. □ [V pron-refl] Johnson cut himself shaving. □ [V n] I started to cry because I cut my finger. □ [V -ed] Blood from his cut lip trickled over his chin. ● N‑COUNT Cut is also a noun. □ [+ on ] He had sustained a cut on his left eyebrow. □  …cuts and bruises.

3 VERB If you cut something such as grass, your hair, or your fingernails, you shorten them using scissors or another tool. □ [V n] The most recent tenants hadn't even cut the grass. □ [have n V -ed] You've had your hair cut, it looks great. □ [V -ed] She had dark red hair, cut short. ● N‑SING Cut is also a noun. □  Prices vary from salon to salon, starting at £17 for a cut and blow-dry.

4 VERB [usu passive] The way that clothes are cut is the way they are designed and made. □ [V -ed] …badly-cut blue suits.

5 VERB If you cut across or through a place, you go through it because it is the shortest route to another place. □ [V + across/through ] He decided to cut across the Heath, through Greenwich Park.

6 → see also short cut

7 VERB If you cut something, you reduce it. □ [V n] The first priority is to cut costs. □ [be V -ed + by ] The U.N. force is to be cut by 90%. □ [V amount + from/off ] …a deal to cut 50 billion dollars from the federal deficit. ● N‑COUNT Cut is also a noun. □ [+ in ] The economy needs an immediate 2 per cent cut in interest rates. □  …the government's plans for tax cuts.

8 VERB If you cut a text, broadcast, or performance, you shorten it. If you cut a part of a text, broadcast, or performance, you do not publish, broadcast, or perform that part. □ [V n] The audience wants more music and less drama, so we've cut some scenes. ● N‑COUNT Cut is also a noun. □ [+ in ] It has been found necessary to make some cuts in the text.

9 VERB To cut a supply of something means to stop providing it or stop it being provided. □ [V n] They used pressure tactics to force them to return, including cutting food and water supplies. ● N‑COUNT Cut is also a noun. □ [+ in ] The strike had already led to cuts in electricity and water supplies in many areas.

10 VERB If you cut a pack of playing cards, you divide it into two. □ [V n] Place the cards face down on the table and cut them.

11 CONVENTION When the director of a film says ' cut ', they want the actors and the camera crew to stop filming.

12 VERB When a singer or band cuts a CD, they make a recording of their music. □ [V n] She eventually cut her own album.

13 VERB When a child cuts a tooth, a new tooth starts to grow through the gum. □ [V n] Many infants do not cut their first tooth until they are a year old.