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cut [ˈkʌt]

1 cut verb
  • to use a sharp tool (such as a knife) to open or divide (something, such as paper or wood) —sometimes used figuratively
  • to make a hole or wound in (a person's skin)
  • to make (a hole) in something by using a sharp tool
2 cut noun
  • an opening or hole made with a sharp tool (such as a knife)
  • a wound on a person's body that is made by something sharp
  • an act of making something smaller in amount : reduction