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cut /kʌt/ verb (past tense and past participle cut, present participle cutting)
cut noun [countable]

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[TahlilGaran] Persian Dictionary

cut
[verb]
Synonyms:
- penetrate, chop, pierce, score, sever, slash, slice, slit, wound
- divide, bisect, dissect, slice, split
- trim, clip, hew, lop, mow, pare, prune, shave, snip
- abridge, abbreviate, condense, curtail, delete, shorten
- reduce, contract, cut back, decrease, diminish, lower, slash, slim (down)
- shape, carve, chisel, engrave, fashion, form, sculpt, whittle
- hurt, insult, put down, snub, sting, wound
- ignore, avoid, cold-shoulder, slight, spurn, turn one's back on
[noun]
Synonyms:
- incision, gash, laceration, nick, slash, slit, stroke, wound
- reduction, cutback, decrease, fall, lowering, saving
- share, percentage, piece, portion, section, slice
- style, fashion, look, shape
Related Idioms: lay open, give the cold shoulder (to), show one his place, slam the door in one's face, slam the door on, slap one in the face, turn aside (or away) from, turn one's back (on or upon)
Related Words: cleave, dissever, sever, sunder, rend, rip, rive, tear, lacerate, wound, divide, part, separate, chop, dice, hash, mince, mow, cut back, dock, lop, poll, pollard, shrub, amputate, curtail, disdain, ignore, rebuff, reject, slight, turn away, affront, insult, offend
English Thesaurus: break, smash, snap, split, fracture, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary

I. cut1 S1 W1 /kʌt/ verb (past tense and past participle cut, present participle cutting)
[Word Family: noun: cut, cutting, cutter; verb: cut, undercut; adjective: cutting]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: From an unrecorded Old English cytan]

1. REDUCE [transitive] to reduce the amount of something:
They’re introducing CCTV cameras in an attempt to cut street crime in the area.
You need to cut the amount of fat and sugar in your diet.
Scientists are warning that unless carbon emissions are cut, we could be heading for an environmental catastrophe.
Seven hundred jobs will be lost in order to cut costs and boost profits.
The major aviation companies need to cut prices if they are to compete with budget airlines.
cut something by £1 million/$5 billion/half etc
The welfare budget has been cut by $56 billion.
cut something off something
A new direct service will cut two hours off the flying time between London and Seoul.
Staffing levels had already been cut to the bone (=reduced to the lowest level possible).

2. DIVIDE SOMETHING WITH A KNIFE, SCISSORS ETC [intransitive and transitive] to divide something or separate something from its main part, using scissors, a knife etc:
Do you want me to cut the cake?
The telephone wires had been cut minutes before the assault.
cut something with something
Jane cut the cord with a knife.
cut somebody something
Can you cut me a piece of bread, please?
cut along/across/round etc
Using a pair of scissors, cut carefully along the dotted lines.
cut through
We’ll need a saw that will cut through metal.
cut something in half/in two
Cut the orange in half.
cut something into slices/chunks/pieces etc (=make something into a particular shape by cutting)
Cut the carrots into thin strips.
cut something to size/length (=cut something so that it is the size you need)
The curtain pole can be cut to length.CUT AWAY, CUT OFF, cut out, cut up

3. MAKE SOMETHING SHORTER WITH A KNIFE ETC [transitive] to make something shorter with a knife, scissors etc, especially in order to make it neater:
For reasons of hygiene, we had to cut our fingernails really short.
cut the lawn/grass/hedge etc
From outside came the sound of someone cutting the hedge.
have/get your hair cut
It’s about time you got your hair cut.

4. REMOVE PARTS FROM FILM ETC [transitive] to remove parts from a film, book, speech etc, for example because it is too long or might offend people:
The original version was cut by more than 30 minutes.

5. MAKE A HOLE/MARK [intransitive and transitive] to make a hole or mark in the surface of something, or to open it using a sharp tool
cut into
The blade cut deep into the wood.
cut something into something
Strange letters had been cut into the stone.
Cut a hole in the middle of the paper.
Cut open the chillies and remove the seeds.

6. INJURE [transitive] to injure yourself on something sharp that breaks the skin and makes you bleed
cut your finger/knee/hand etc
I noticed he’d cut his finger quite badly.
cut yourself (on something)
Marcie said she’d cut herself on a broken glass.
That knife’s extremely sharp! Mind you don’t cut yourself.
On Eric’s chin was a scrap of cotton wool where he’d cut himself shaving.
She fell and cut her head open.

7. MAKE/FORM SOMETHING BY CUTTING [transitive] to make or form something from a solid piece of wood, metal etc using a sharp tool:
I’ll get a spare key cut for you.
cut something from something
The chair had been cut from the trunk of a tree.

8. LET SOMEBODY GET FREE [transitive] to cut something such as metal or rope in order to let someone escape from where they are trapped
cut somebody from something
She had to be cut from the wreckage of her car.
He was in the vehicle for an hour before he was cut free.

9. TOOL/MATERIAL [intransitive] if a tool cuts well, badly etc, it cuts things well or badly etc:
professional quality tools that cut efficiently and smoothly

10. CLOTHES [transitive usually passive] if a piece of clothing is cut in a particular way, that is the way it is designed and made:
The T-shirt is cut fairly low at the neck.

11. ON COMPUTER [intransitive and transitive] to remove something from a document or file on a computer:
To cut text, press Control + C.
Cut and paste the picture into a new file (=remove it and then make it appear in a new file).

12. GO A QUICK WAY [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to get to somewhere by a quicker and more direct way than the usual way ⇒ shortcut
cut through/down/across etc
I usually cut through the car park to get to work.
Let’s cut across the field.

13. DIVIDE AN AREA [intransitive and transitive] to divide an area into two or more parts
cut something in/into something
The river cuts the whole region in two.
cut through
The new road will cut through a conservation area.

14. PLAYING CARDS [intransitive and transitive] to divide a pack of cards into two:
First cut the pack, and then deal the cards

15. MUSIC [transitive] to produce a CD, song etc for people to buy:
The band cut their first single in 2001.

16. CROPS [transitive] to take the top part off crops such as wheat before gathering them

17. cut a deal to make a business deal:
A French company has reportedly cut a deal to produce software for government agencies.

18. cut (somebody) a check American English informal to write a check for a particular amount of money and give it to someone:
When the damage assessor called, he cut a check for $139.

19. cut! spoken said by the director of a film to tell people to stop acting, filming etc

20. PUT A FILM TOGETHER [transitive] to put the parts of a film together so that they make a continuous story, and get rid of the parts you do not want

21. cut in line American English to unfairly go in front of other people who are waiting to do something

22. cut class/school American English informal to deliberately not go to a class that you should go to:
She started cutting classes.

23. cut your teeth (on something) to get your first experience of doing something and learn the basic skills:
Both reporters cut their journalistic teeth on the same provincial newspaper.

24. cut corners to do something in a way that saves time, effort, or money, but that also results in it not being done properly:
There’s a temptation to cut corners when you’re pushed for time, but it’s not worth it.

25. cut something short to stop doing something earlier than you planned:
The band has cut short its US concert tour.
Her athletic career was cut short by a leg injury.

26. cut somebody short to stop someone from finishing what they wanted to say:
I tried to explain, but he cut me short.

27. cut the ... spoken an impolite way of telling someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you:
Cut the sarcasm, Jane, and tell me what really happened!
Cut the crap (=stop saying something that is not true)! I saw his car outside your house.

28. cut somebody dead to deliberately ignore someone when you meet them:
I saw Ian in town but he cut me dead.

29. cut your losses to stop doing something that is failing, so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort:
He decided to cut his losses and sell the business.

30. LINE [transitive] if a line cuts another line, they cross each other at a particular point

31. TOOTH [transitive] if a baby cuts a tooth, the tooth starts to grow

32. cut somebody to the quick/bone literary to upset someone very much by saying something cruel:
His mockery frightened her and cut her to the bone.

33. cut to the chase informal to immediately start dealing with the most important part of something

34. cut a fine/strange etc figure literary to have an impressive, strange etc appearance:
Mason cuts a battered but defiant figure.

35. cut your own throat to behave in a way that will cause harm to yourself, especially because you are very offended or angry about something:
He’d just be cutting his own throat if he left now.

36. (it) cuts both ways spoken used to say that something has two effects, especially a good effect and a bad one:
The higher the interest rate, the greater the financial risk – which, of course, cuts both ways.

37. cut the ground from under sb’s feet to make someone or their ideas seem less impressive by having better ideas yourself or doing something before they do

38. cut and run informal to avoid a difficult situation by leaving suddenly:
Although the company has faced financial difficulties, they do not intend to cut and run.

39. cut no ice/not cut much ice if something cuts no ice with someone, it will not persuade them to change their opinion or decision:
It’s unlikely that these arguments will cut much ice with Democrats.

40. cut the (umbilical) cord to stop being too dependent on someone, especially your parents

41. not cut the mustard informal to not be good enough:
Other magazines have tried to copy the formula but have never quite cut the mustard.

42. DRUGS [transitive usually passive] to mix an illegal drug such as heroin with another substance

43. cut your coat according to your cloth to spend only as much money as you can afford

44. to cut a long story short spoken used to say that you are only going to mention the main facts of something:
To cut a long story short, he threw them out of the house.

45. cut it/things fine (also cut it close American English) to leave yourself just enough time to do something:
Even in normal traffic, 20 minutes to get to the airport is cutting it fine.

46. not cut it informal to not be good enough to do something:
Players who can’t cut it soon quit the team.

47. cut a swathe through something literary to cause a lot of damage in a place or among a group of people:
A series of bribery scandals has cut a swathe through the government.

48. you could cut the atmosphere with a knife informal used to say that everyone in a place is very annoyed or angry with each other and this is very easy to notice

5. CRITICIZE cut somebody ↔ up informal to criticize someone in an unpleasant way
cut up

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. cut2 S2 W2 noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: cut, cutting, cutter; verb: cut, undercut; adjective: cutting]

1. REDUCTION [usually plural] a reduction in the size or amount of something, especially the amount of money that is spent by a government or company:
There will be cuts across all levels of the company.
cut in
Cuts in public spending mean that fewer people can go on to higher education.
The decision to make cuts in health care provision has been widely criticized.
tax/pay/job etc cuts
A shorter working week will mean pay cuts for millions of workers.
The building plans could be hit by possible spending cuts.
cut of
A cut of 1% in interest rates was announced yesterday.

2. SKIN WOUND a wound that is caused when something sharp cuts your skin:
That’s quite a nasty cut – you ought to get it seen to by a doctor.
The driver escaped with minor cuts and bruises.

3. HOLE/MARK a narrow hole or mark in the surface of something, made by a sharp tool or object:
Make a small cut in the paper.

4. HAIR [usually singular]
a) an act of cutting someone’s hair Synonym : haircut:
How much do they charge for a cut and blow-dry?
b) the style in which your hair is cut Synonym : haircut:
a short stylish cut

5. CLOTHES [usually singular] the style in which clothes have been made:
I could tell by the cut of his suit that he wasn’t a poor man.

6. SHARE OF SOMETHING [usually singular] someone’s share of something, especially money
cut of
She was determined to claim her cut of the winnings.

7. REMOVAL FROM FILM an act of removing a part from a film, play, piece of writing etc, or a part that has been removed

8. FILM [usually singular] the process of putting together the different parts of a film and removing the parts that will not be shown:
Spielberg himself oversaw the final cut.

9. MUSIC one of the songs or pieces of music on a record, cassette, or CD

10. the cut and thrust of something the exciting but sometimes difficult or unpleasant way that something is done:
the cut and thrust of political debate

11. be a cut above somebody/something to be much better than someone else or something else:
The movie is a cut above recent thrillers.
He proved himself to be a cut above the rest.

12. MEAT a piece of meat that has been cut to a size suitable for cooking or eating:
Long slow cooking is more suitable for cheaper cuts of meat.

13. ROAD American English a road that has been made through a hill
cold cuts, power cut, short cut

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English

cut
noun
I. hole/opening made by cutting
ADJ. clean, neat
VERB + CUT make | give a high-quality blade that gives a clean cut
PREP. ~ in Using sharp scissors, make a small cut in the material.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

cut
II. wound
ADJ. bad, deep, nasty | minor, small, superficial He's got a small cut on his finger.
clean
VERB + CUT have | get, suffer She got a bad cut over her right eye.
clean Clean the cut and cover it to prevent infection.
bandage, cover, dress
CUT + VERB heal A clean cut heals quickly.
PREP. ~ on a cut on her hand
~ to One man was attacked and suffered cuts to his face.
PHRASES cuts and bruises

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

cut
III. act of cutting sth
ADJ. hair
VERB + CUT have I've made an appointment to have a hair cut.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

cut
IV. reduction
ADJ. big, deep, drastic, large, major, massive, real, savage, severe, sharp, significant, substantial, swingeing | government | financial | budget, defence, education, expenditure, interest-rate, job, pay, price, service, spending, staff, tax, wage They get a lot of power cuts because they have overhead wires.
power
QUANT. round The company has announced a new round of job cuts.
VERB + CUT make They are planning to make substantial cuts in the service.
announce, propose proposed tax cuts
suffer, take The staff have all had to take a cut in salary.
CUT + VERB come into effect The cuts will come into effect next May.
PREP. ~ in cuts in public spending

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

cut
V. piece of meat
ADJ. choice, expensive, good, lean | cheap | cold ~s
PREP. ~ of The recipe calls for a good lean cut of beef.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

cut
VI. share in the profits
VERB + CUT get, have, take By the time the organizers have had their cut, there won't be much left.
PREP. ~ of He takes a cut of the profits.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

cut
verb
I. with a knife/scissors, etc.
ADV. thick Make sure you cut the bread nice and thick.
thinly | cleanly Cut the stem cleanly, just beneath a leaf joint.
easily Sandstone cuts easily.
crossways, lengthways Cut the courgette in half lengthways.
away, down cutting down trees
PREP. from They cut away all the dead branches from the tree.
into She picked up the knife and cut into the meat. He cut the bread into thin slices.
through I can't cut through this wood.
PHRASES cut and paste (computing) You can cut and paste between different programs. | cut sb/sth free Two survivors were cut free after being trapped for twenty minutes.
cut sth into pieces Cut the cake into six pieces.
cut sth in half/two She cut the loaf in two and gave me one of the halves.
cut sth open She fell and cut her head open.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

cut
II. reduce sth
ADV. considerably, drastically, significantly | short His career was cut short by injury.
VERB + CUT try to | manage to We have managed to cut our costs quite drastically.
be forced to, have to
PREP. by The department has to cut its spending by 30%.
from, to The price has been cut from £250 to £175. PHRASAL VERBS cut back
ADV. drastically, savagely, severely, significantly Social work services have been cut back drastically.
VERB + CUT be forced to, have to
PREP. on Local authorities have been forced to cut back on expenditure. cut down
ADV. considerably, drastically | gradually
VERB + CUT try to | manage to | advise sb to
PREP. on I'm trying to cut down on fatty foods. cut sb/sth off
I. interrupt sb/sth
ADV. abruptly, suddenly His thoughts were abruptly cut off by a blinding flash of pain.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

cut
II. prevent sb/sth leaving/reaching a place
ADV. completely, totally, utterly, wholly | effectively, largely, virtually
PREP. from They were completely cut off from the outside world.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

cut

cut costs (=reduce the amount you spend running a business, a home etc)
They cut costs by getting rid of staff.
cut prices
Shops have been forced to cut their prices after very slow sales.
cut taxes/rates
The government is expected to cut interest rates next month.
cut spending/borrowing
In the 1990s, governments worldwide cut military spending.
cut jobs
The bank announced that it was cutting 500 jobs.
cut crime
Cameras have helped to cut crime in the town centre.
sharply/severely/drastically (=cut a lot)
Housing benefit was sharply cut for all but the poorest people.
cut something to the bone (=reduce it to the lowest level possible)
Funding for art and music in schools has been cut to the bone.
cut somebody a piece/slice of something
Shall I cut you a slice of cake?
cut something in half/two (=into two pieces)
Cut the tomatoes in half.
cut something into pieces/slices/chunks etc
Next cut the carrots into thin slices.
cut something to size/length (=so that it is the size/length you need)
The place where I bought the wood cut it to size for me.
cut something open
Cut open the avocado and remove the stone.
cut something lengthways (=cut it in the direction that is longest)
First cut the fish in half lengthways.
cut something cleanly (=with no uneven edges)
Branches should be cut cleanly from the tree.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

cut
verb
1.
BAD: He cut the strip of photographs and gave one to me.
GOOD: He cut up the strip of photographs and gave one to me.
BAD: Then you cut the carrots and put them into the saucepan.
GOOD: Then you cut up the carrots and put them into the saucepan.

Usage Note:
cut up = cut something into small pieces: 'Two-year-olds can't eat meat unless you cut it up for them.'

2.
BAD: I cut the picture and stuck it on a sheet of paper.
GOOD: I cut out the picture and stuck it on a sheet of paper.

Usage Note:
cut out = remove a part of something by cutting all around it: 'Each child had to draw a face and then cut it out.'

3.
BAD: To build the motorway, they will have to cut a lot of trees.
GOOD: To build the motorway, they will have to cut down a lot of trees.

Usage Note:
cut down = make something tall (such as a tree) fall down by cutting through it close to the ground: 'All the elms were diseased and had to be cut down.'

4.
BAD: In the summer I cut my hair very short.
GOOD: In the summer I have my hair cut very short.

Usage Note:
have/get your hair cut: 'When was the last time you had your hair cut?'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors

break verb [transitive] to damage something and make it separate into pieces, for example by dropping it or hitting it:
Careful you don’t break the chair.
He broke his leg.
smash verb [transitive] to break something with a lot of force:
A policeman smashed his camera.
snap verb [transitive] to break something into two pieces, making a loud noise – used especially about long thin objects:
He snapped the sticks in two.
split verb [transitive] to separate something into two pieces along a straight line:
Using a sharp knife, split the melon in half.
fracture verb [transitive] to damage a bone, especially so that a line appears on the surface:
I fell over and fractured my wrist.
tear /teə $ ter/ verb [transitive] to damage paper or cloth by pulling it so that it separates into pieces:
She tore up the letter and put it in the bin.
I tore my jacket.
injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack:
The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb:
He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin:
Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit:
Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly:
She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
gash a long deep cut:
He had a deep gash across his forehead.
bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something:
How did you get that bump on your head?
sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it:
It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much:
a muscle strain in his neck

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors:
Do you want me to cut the cake?
He cut off the lower branches.
snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors:
I snipped the label off.
The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife:
He slit the envelope open with a penknife.
She slit through the plastic covering.
slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut:
Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.
He tried to slash his wrists.
saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points):
Saw the wood to the correct length.
chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces:
Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.
They chopped down the old tree.
finely chopped onion
slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces:
I’ll slice the cucumber.
Slice the bread thinly.
dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
First dice the apple into cubes.
grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool:
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple:
I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat:
Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc:
A gardener was mowing the lawn.
trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater:
He was trimming his beard.
Trim the excess fat off the meat.
decoration noun [countable usually plural] something pretty that you put in a place or onto something to make it look attractive, especially for special occasions:
Half a dozen girls volunteered to put up decorations for the dance.
We're making our own Christmas decorations this year.
You could use the ribbon as a decoration.
ornament [countable] a small pretty object that is used in a room or house to make it look more attractive:
The shelves were crammed with ornaments and souvenirs.
a glass ornament
knick-knacks [plural] small inexpensive objects used to decorate a room:
The shop sold cheap knick-knacks for tourists.
She had dusted all the ornaments and knick-knacks.
garnish [countable] a small amount of food that is used to make a dish look nice or add taste to it:
Serve the fish with a garnish of lemon.
frills [plural] a decoration on the edge of a piece of cloth that is made of many small folds in the cloth:
a white blouse with frills at the cuffs
embellishment [uncountable and countable] formal something that is added in order to make another thing seem more attractive:
the colourful embellishments on a medieval manuscript
His style is simple and without embellishment.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors:
Do you want me to cut the cake?
He cut off the lower branches.
snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors:
I snipped the label off.
The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife:
He slit the envelope open with a penknife.
She slit through the plastic covering.
slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut:
Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.
He tried to slash his wrists.
saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points):
Saw the wood to the correct length.
chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces:
Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.
They chopped down the old tree.
finely chopped onion
slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces:
I’ll slice the cucumber.
Slice the bread thinly.
dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
First dice the apple into cubes.
grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool:
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple:
I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat:
Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc:
A gardener was mowing the lawn.
trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater:
He was trimming his beard.
Trim the excess fat off the meat.
make cuts
The country needs to make cuts in the carbon dioxide it produces.
announce cuts
A major engineering company has announced big job cuts.
take/accept cuts (=agree to have something reduced)
Some employees were forced to take pay cuts.
tax cuts
The President announced tax cuts.
pay/wage cuts
Millions of workers face pay cuts.
job/staff cuts
There have been falling sales and job cuts at the newspaper.
spending cuts
His proposals could involve spending cuts of up to £12 billion.
price cuts
The company announced big price cuts on all its computers.
defence cuts
Further proposals for defence cuts were drawn up.
deep/severe cuts (=big reductions)
Deep cuts were made in research spending.
drastic/sharp cuts (=big and sudden reductions)
He resigned over drastic cuts in the education budget.
have a cut on something
He had a cut on his forehead.
get a cut (on something)
I fell and got a bad cut on my head.
small/slight
It’s only a small cut.
minor
Two passengers had to be treated for minor cuts.
superficial (=not deep)
I’m fine - just a few superficial cuts.
bad/nasty (=wide or deep and bleeding a lot)
The cut looked quite bad.
How did you get that nasty cut?
deep
She fell and got a deep cut on her leg.
cuts and bruises (=cuts and dark marks on the skin)
He escaped the crash with just a few cuts and bruises.

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cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors:
Do you want me to cut the cake?
He cut off the lower branches.
snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors:
I snipped the label off.
The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife:
He slit the envelope open with a penknife.
She slit through the plastic covering.
slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut:
Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.
He tried to slash his wrists.
saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points):
Saw the wood to the correct length.
chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces:
Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.
They chopped down the old tree.
finely chopped onion
slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces:
I’ll slice the cucumber.
Slice the bread thinly.
dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
First dice the apple into cubes.
grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool:
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple:
I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat:
Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc:
A gardener was mowing the lawn.
trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater:
He was trimming his beard.
Trim the excess fat off the meat.
melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid:
Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.
sieve British English, sift American English to put flour or other powders through a sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces):
Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.
season to add salt, pepper etc to food:
Season the meat before grilling.
crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder:
Add one clove of crushed garlic.
mix to combine different foods together:
Mix together all the ingredients in one bowl.
beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool:
Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
stir to turn food around with a spoon:
Stir the sauce gently to prevent burning.
fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture:
Fold in the beaten egg whites.
knead to press dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread:
Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.
drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something:
Drizzle with olive oil.
let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it:
Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.
serve to put different foods together as part of a meal:
Serve with rice and a salad.
Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.

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decrease to become less in number or amount:
The average rainfall has decreased by around 30 percent.
go down to decrease. Go down is less formal than decrease and is the usual word to use in conversation:
Unemployment has gone down in the past few months.
decline formal to decrease – used with numbers or amounts, or about the level or standard of something:
The standard of living has declined.
Support for the government is steadily declining.
Salaries have declined by around 4.5%.
diminish to become smaller or less important:
Union membership diminished from 30,000 at its height to just 2,000 today.
fall/drop to decrease, especially by a large amount. Fall and drop are less formal than decrease:
The number of tigers in the wild has fallen to just over 10,000.
At night, the temperature drops to minus 20 degrees.
plunge /plʌndʒ/
plummet /ˈplʌmət, ˈplʌmɪt/ to suddenly decrease very quickly and by a very large amount:
Share prices have plummeted 29% in the last four months.
Climate change could cause global temperatures to plummet.
slide if a price or value slides, it gradually decreases in a way that causes problems – used especially in news reports:
The dollar fell in late trading in New York yesterday and slid further this morning.
dwindle /ˈdwɪndl/ to gradually decrease until there is very little left of something, especially numbers or amounts, popularity, or importance:
Support for the theory is dwindling.
taper off /ˈteɪpə $ -ər/ if a number or the amount of an activity that is happening tapers off, it gradually decreases, especially so that it stops completely:
Political violence tapered off after the elections.
reduction used when the price, amount, or level of something is made lower:
There will be further price reductions in the sales.
A small reduction in costs can mean a large increase in profits.
cut used when a government or company reduces the price, amount, or level of something:
a 1% cut in interest rates
tax cuts
It is possible that there will be further job cuts.
drop/fall used when the number, amount, or level of something goes down, especially by a large amount:
The figures showed a sharp fall in industrial output.
There was a dramatic drop in temperature.

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delete to remove something that has been written down or stored in a computer:
I think you should delete the second paragraph.
You can delete any files that are no longer required.
cut to remove a section from a piece of writing or a film:
You’ll have to cut some of your essay if it’s over 1,500 words.
A couple of scenes had to be cut because they were too violent.
cross something out to draw a line through a word to show that it was a mistake or that you want to change what you have written:
If you make a mistake in the exam, just cross it out.
I’ve crossed out the names of people who can’t come.
rub something out British English, erase American English to remove writing or pictures from paper with a rubber, or from a board with a cloth:
Use a pencil so you can rub out your mistakes.
I had to rub the whole thing out and start again.
erase to remove sounds or pictures that have been recorded on a machine:
You can erase the tape or record over it.
Somehow all my photographs had been erased.

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fall (also fall over, fall down) to suddenly go down onto the floor when standing, walking, or running:
She fell on the stairs and broke her ankle.
Children are always falling over.
trip on/over something to fall or almost fall when you hit your foot against something:
Someone might trip over those toys.
I tripped on a piece of wood.
slip to fall or almost fall when you are walking on a wet or very smooth surface:
She slipped and hurt her ankle.
I was scared I would slip on the highly polished floor.
stumble to almost fall when you put your foot down in an awkward way:
He stumbled and almost fell.
One of our porters stumbled on the rough ground.
collapse to fall suddenly and heavily to the ground, especially when you become unconscious:
One of the runners collapsed halfway through the race.
lose your balance to become unsteady so that you start to fall over:
She lost her balance on the first step and fell down the stairs.
Have something to hold onto, in case you lose your balance.
fall flat on your face to fall forwards so you are lying on your front on the ground:
She fell flat on her face getting out of the car.
decrease used when the number, amount, or level of something becomes less than it used to be:
There has been a significant decrease in the number of deaths from lung cancer.
a 5% decrease in housing prices
reduction used when the price, amount, or level of something is made lower:
There will be further price reductions in the sales.
A small reduction in costs can mean a large increase in profits.
cut used when a government or company reduces the price, amount, or level of something:
a 1% cut in interest rates
tax cuts
It is possible that there will be further job cuts.
drop/fall used when the number, amount, or level of something goes down, especially by a large amount:
The figures showed a sharp fall in industrial output.
There was a dramatic drop in temperature.
decline used when the number, amount, level, or standard of something goes down, especially gradually:
During the 1970s, there was a gradual decline in the birthrate.
a decline in educational standards

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

grate to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool:
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.
melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid:
Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.
sieve British English, sift American English to put flour or other powders through a sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces):
Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.
chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife:
Chop up the vegetables.
dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter.
season to add salt, pepper etc to food:
Season the meat before grilling.
crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder:
Add one clove of crushed garlic.
mix to combine different foods together:
Mix together all the ingredients in one bowl.
beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool:
Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
stir to turn food around with a spoon:
Stir the sauce gently to prevent burning.
fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture:
Fold in the beaten egg whites.
knead to press dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread:
Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.
drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something:
Drizzle with olive oil.
let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it:
Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.
serve to put different foods together as part of a meal:
Serve with rice and a salad.
Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.
cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors:
Do you want me to cut the cake?
He cut off the lower branches.
snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors:
I snipped the label off.
The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife:
He slit the envelope open with a penknife.
She slit through the plastic covering.
slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut:
Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.
He tried to slash his wrists.
saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points):
Saw the wood to the correct length.
slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces:
I’ll slice the cucumber.
Slice the bread thinly.
peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple:
I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat:
Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc:
A gardener was mowing the lawn.
trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater:
He was trimming his beard.
Trim the excess fat off the meat.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

hit:
I’ve got a bad bruise where I hit my leg against the table.
The car hit a tree.
bump to hit a part of your body against something, especially because you do not see or notice it:
Careful you don’t bump your head – the ceiling’s very low.
bang/bash to hit something hard, so that you hurt yourself or damage something:
He banged into the car in front.
I bashed my knee climbing over a gate.
She fell and bashed her chin on the ground.
stub to hit your toe against something and hurt it:
I stubbed my toe on the piano leg.
injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack:
The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb:
He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin:
Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit:
Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly:
She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
gash a long deep cut:
He had a deep gash across his forehead.
sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it:
It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much:
a muscle strain in his neck
fracture a crack or broken part in a bone:
a hip fracture

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack:
The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb:
He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin:
Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit:
Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly:
She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
gash a long deep cut:
He had a deep gash across his forehead.
bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something:
How did you get that bump on your head?
sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it:
It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much:
a muscle strain in his neck
fracture a crack or broken part in a bone:
a hip fracture
be badly/seriously wounded
Her husband was seriously wounded in the attack.
be critically wounded (=be so badly wounded that you might die)
He was critically wounded in the attack.
be mortally/fatally wounded
On that same day, he was mortally wounded by an assassin.
be slightly wounded
Two people were shot and slightly wounded.
hurt to damage part of your body, or someone else’s body:
She slipped on the ice and hurt herself badly.
Be careful you don’t hurt anyone with that knife.
injure to hurt yourself quite severely, or to be hurt in an accident or fighting:
One of our players has injured his leg, and will be out of the game for weeks.
Four people have been seriously injured on the Arizona highway.
maim /meɪm/ [usually passive] to hurt someone very severely, especially so that they lose an arm, leg etc, often as the result of an explosion:
In countries where there are landmines, people are killed and maimed daily.
break to hurt a part of your body by breaking a bone in it:
The X-ray showed that I had broken my wrist.
sprain/twist to hurt your knee, wrist, shoulder etc by suddenly twisting it while you are moving:
I jumped down from the wall and landed awkwardly, spraining my ankle.
strain/pull to hurt one of your muscles by stretching it or using it too much:
When you are lifting heavy loads, be careful not to strain a back muscle.
dislocate to damage a joint in your body in a way that moves the two parts of the joint out of their normal position:
Our best batsman dislocated his shoulder during training.
paralyse [usually passive] to make someone lose the ability to move part or all of their body:
A climbing accident had left him paralysed from the chest down.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack:
The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb:
He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin:
Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit:
Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly:
She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
gash a long deep cut:
He had a deep gash across his forehead.
bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something:
How did you get that bump on your head?
sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it:
It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much:
a muscle strain in his neck
fracture a crack or broken part in a bone:
a hip fracture
hurt to damage part of your body, or someone else’s body:
She slipped on the ice and hurt herself badly.
Be careful you don’t hurt anyone with that knife.
injure to hurt yourself quite severely, or to be hurt in an accident or fighting:
One of our players has injured his leg, and will be out of the game for weeks.
Four people have been seriously injured on the Arizona highway.
maim /meɪm/ [usually passive] to hurt someone very severely, especially so that they lose an arm, leg etc, often as the result of an explosion:
In countries where there are landmines, people are killed and maimed daily.
break to hurt a part of your body by breaking a bone in it:
The X-ray showed that I had broken my wrist.
sprain/twist to hurt your knee, wrist, shoulder etc by suddenly twisting it while you are moving:
I jumped down from the wall and landed awkwardly, spraining my ankle.
strain/pull to hurt one of your muscles by stretching it or using it too much:
When you are lifting heavy loads, be careful not to strain a back muscle.
dislocate to damage a joint in your body in a way that moves the two parts of the joint out of their normal position:
Our best batsman dislocated his shoulder during training.
paralyse [usually passive] to make someone lose the ability to move part or all of their body:
A climbing accident had left him paralysed from the chest down.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

piece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part:
Could I have another piece of cake?
a piece of broken glass
Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.
bit a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces:
The notes were written on bits of paper.
He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.
lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape:
two lumps of sugar
a lump of coal
a lump of clay
scrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed:
I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper.
The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.
strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc:
a strip of cloth
The leather had been cut into strips.
sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal:
a blank sheet of paper
a sheet of aluminium
slice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece:
a slice of pizza
Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.
chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal:
The fruit was cut into large chunks.
a chunk of bread
hunk a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc:
a big hunk of cheese
hunks of concrete
block a piece of something solid, which has straight sides:
concrete blocks
a block of cheese
a block of ice
slab a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc:
The floor had been made from stone slabs.
a slab of beef
cube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food:
a cube of sugar
ice cubes
wedge a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a triangle – used especially about food and metal:
a wedge of cheese
bar a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides:
a chocolate bar
a bar of soap
gold bars worth more than £26 million
rasher British English a slice of bacon:
I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.
cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors:
Do you want me to cut the cake?
He cut off the lower branches.
snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors:
I snipped the label off.
The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife:
He slit the envelope open with a penknife.
She slit through the plastic covering.
slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut:
Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.
He tried to slash his wrists.
saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points):
Saw the wood to the correct length.
chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces:
Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.
They chopped down the old tree.
finely chopped onion
dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
First dice the apple into cubes.
grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool:
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple:
I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat:
Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc:
A gardener was mowing the lawn.
trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater:
He was trimming his beard.
Trim the excess fat off the meat.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

reduce to make the price, amount, or size of something less or smaller:
The price was reduced by 50%.
We need to reduce the amount of salt in our diet.
cut to reduce something, especially by a large amount – used about prices, costs, jobs, or the time needed to do something:
Companies are always looking for ways to cut costs.
The journey time will be cut to under 2 hours.
Staff numbers have been cut by half to about 150.
lower to reduce the level, limit, or amount of something. Lower sounds rather formal:
The voting age was lowered to 18.
The government decided to lower interest rates by 0.5%.
After twenty minutes, lower the temperature to 150 degrees.
bring something down to reduce something such as prices or costs, or reduce the level of something. Bring something down is less formal than lower:
The government wants to bring down the level of inflation.
The company is trying to bring its costs down.
slash informal to reduce an amount or price by a very large amount – used especially in newspapers and advertisements:
Public spending has been slashed over the past two years.
Prices slashed for one week only!
cut something back to reduce the amount of something – used especially about people deciding to spend less, do less, or use less of something:
The education budget has been cut back again.
I need to cut back on my workload.
downsize to reduce the number of people employed in order to reduce costs – used about a company or organization:
The company is planning to downsize its European operations.
scale something down/back to reduce the size or the amount of money that is being spent on something:
The research programme has been scaled down.
The navy is being scaled down.
relieve/ease to make pain or feelings less unpleasant:
The drug is used to relieve pain.
A joke can help to ease the tension.
alleviate formal to reduce pain or suffering, or make a problem less serious:
You can buy various medicines to alleviate the symptoms of flu.
The new road was supposed to alleviate the congestion problem.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

remove to make something no longer exist, especially something that was causing problems:
Some stains are difficult to remove with ordinary washing powder.
All the obstacles to an agreement have now been removed.
get rid of somebody/something to remove someone or something that you do not want. Get rid of is much more common than remove in everyday English, but is usually only used in active sentences:
They managed to get rid of all the weeds.
It was almost impossible to get rid of him.
eliminate to completely get rid of something that you do not want, especially because it is unnecessary or causing problems:
If you book online, this eliminates the need for a ticket.
The new system will help to eliminate costly delays.
eradicate to completely get rid of a disease or a problem:
The disease has been eradicated from most of Europe.
Street crime has almost been eradicated.
delete to remove something that has been written on a computer, or stored in a computer:
Do you want to delete this file?
Press 3 to delete the messages on your answerphone.
erase to remove recorded sounds or pictures from a tape, or writing from paper:
Shall I erase this video?
It’s better to cross out a mistake than to try to erase it.
cut to remove a part from a film, book, speech etc:
The most violent scenes were cut.
Parts of his original speech were cut.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

cut
̈ɪkʌt
See: fish or cut bait

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary

CUT
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[TahlilGaran] Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary


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