Cut

verb

1. to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument
2. to reduce in amount
3. to remove (something, such as text or a picture) from a computer document and place it on the clipboard so that it can be pasted into another position, document, or program
4. mow, reap
5. to divide into parts with an edged tool
6. fell, hew
7. to separate or discharge from an organization
8. to single out and isolate
9. to turn sharply
10. to go or pass around or about : bypass
11. to divide into segments
12. to hurt the feelings of
13. intersect, cross
14. break, interrupt
15. to divide (a deck of cards) into two portions
16. to draw (a card) from the deck
17. to divide into shares : split
18. analyze, break down
19. to make by or as if by cutting: such as
20. carve
21. to shape by grinding
22. engrave
23. to strike sharply with a cutting effect
24. to shear or hollow out
25. to sing, play, or act for the recording of
26. to sing or play (a song, a track, etc.) for a studio recording
27. to type on a stencil
28. edit sense 1b
29. stop, cease
30. to refuse to recognize (an acquaintance)
31. to absent oneself from (something, such as a class)
32. to stop (a motor) by opening a switch
33. to stop the filming of (a scene for a movie, television show, etc.)
34. to strike (a ball) with a glancing blow that imparts a reverse spin
35. to engage in (a frolicsome or mischievous action)
36. to give the appearance or impression of
37. to be able to manage or handle
38. to yield or accord to another : give
39. to fill out and sign (a check)
40. to function as or as if as an edged tool
41. to undergo incision or severance
42. to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, or intersecting
43. to make a stroke with a whip, sword, or other weapon
44. to wound feelings or sensibilities
45. to experience the growth of (a tooth) through the gum
46. to cause constriction or chafing
47. to be of effect, influence, or significance
48. to divide a pack of cards especially in order to decide the deal or settle a bet
49. to draw a card from the pack
50. to divide spoils : split
51. to proceed obliquely (see oblique entry 1 sense 1) from a straight course
52. to move swiftly
53. to describe an oblique or diagonal line
54. to change sharply in direction : swerve
55. to make an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in film, radio, or television
56. to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body
57. to make a sudden transition or imaginative leap
58. to stop recording film or video
59. to advance by skipping or bypassing another
60. to engage in self-harm by making cuts or scratches on one's body
61. trim, pare
62. to shorten by omissions
63. dilute, adulterate