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curse verb ( curse , curs • ing , cursed )

to use rude language because you are angry When he stood up, he hit his head and cursed loudly.

—SYNONYM swear

cur • sor / ' kэrsэr / noun [ count ]

( computers ) a small sign on a computer screen that shows where on the screen you are working

cur • tain / ' кэ^т/ noun [ count ]

a piece of cloth that you can move to cover a window Could you open the curtains, please?

curve 1 Ф / korv/ noun [ count ]

a line that is not straight; a bend a curve on a graph

curve 2 / кэп? / verb ( curves, curv • ing, curved )

to make a round shape; to bend The road curves to the right.

curved / кэп^ / adjective

a table with curved legs a curved line

—Look at the picture at line . cush • ion / ' kujn / noun [ count ]

a cloth bag filled with something soft, which you put on a chair

—Look at the picture at chair .

cus • to • dy / ' L^di / noun [ noncount ]

the legal right to take care of someone or something She got full custody of the children after the divorce.

the state of being kept in prison for a short time He was taken into police custody.

CUS .torn Ф / 'kAstsm/ noun

[count]

something that a group of people usually do the custom of giving gifts at Christmas It's a local custom.

CUS .tOm .еГ Ф / 'kAstsmsr/ noun

[count]

a person who buys things from a store or other business

cus • tom • ize / ' L^ma^ / verb

( cus tom • iz es, cus tom • iz • ing, cus • tom • ized )

to change something to make it more suitable for you We can customize your car with leather seats.

cus • toms / ' kлstэmz/ noun [ plural ]

the place at an airport or a port where you must show what you have brought with you from another country a customs officercut 1 О / k/Yt / verb ( cuts, cut ting, cut, has cut)

1 to break or damage something with something sharp, for example a knife or scissors

cut the apple in half (= into two parts ) . She cut her finger on some broken glass.

to take one piece from something bigger using a knife or scissors

Can you cut me a piece of cake, please?

to make something shorter with a knife or scissors Did you get your hair cut ?

be cut off

to be kept alone, away from other people When I went away to college, I really felt cut off from my friends.

cut down on something to use, do, or buy less of something

You should cut down on sweets.

cut something down to cut something so that it falls down

We cut down the old tree. cut something off

to remove something from something larger by cutting Peel the cucumber and cut off the ends.

to stop the supply of something The workmen cut off the electricity. cut something out

1 to take something from the place where it was by using scissors, etc.

cut the picture out of the newspaper.

( informal ) to stop saying or doing something that you do not like

Cut it out! That hurts!

cut something up to cut something into pieces with a

knife, etc.

Thesaurus

cut to divide something into two or more pieces with a knife, etc.: Cut the sandwich in half (= into two equal pieces ) . ♦ She cut the bread into thick slices. ♦ He cut up the meat on his plate.

chop to cut something into pieces with something sharp, such as a knife: Chop the carrots up into small pieces. ♦ Add the finely chopped onions. ♦ Roughly chop the herbs.

slice to cut something into thin pieces (called slices ): Slice the cucumber thinly. ♦ a loaf of sliced bread ♦ Should I slice the cake now?