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Webster 1913 Edition
Cut
Cut
(kŭt)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Cut
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cutting
.] [OE.
cutten
, kitten
, ketten
; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau
to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta
bobtailed, cwt
tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich
to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach
short, docked, cut
a bobtail, piece, Ir. cut
a short tail, cutach
bobtailed. Cf. Coot
.] 1.
To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide.
You must
cut
this flesh from off his breast. Shakespeare
Before the whistling winds the vessels fly,
With rapid swiftness
With rapid swiftness
cut
the liquid way. Pope.
2.
To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap.
Thy servants can skill to
cut
timer. 2. Chron. ii. 8
3.
To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock;
as, to
. cut
the hair; to cut
the nails4.
To castrate or geld;
as, to
. cut
a horse5.
To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out.
Why should a man. whose blood is warm within,
Sit like his grandsire
Sit like his grandsire
cut
in alabaster? Shakespeare
Loopholes
cut
through thickest shade. Milton.
6.
To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce; to lacerate;
as, sarcasm
. cuts
to the quickThe man was
cut
to the heart. Addison.
7.
To intersect; to cross;
as, one line
. cuts
another at right angles8.
To refuse to recognize; to ignore;
as, to
. cut
a person in the street; to cut
one’s acquaintance[Colloq.]
9.
To absent one's self from;
as, to
. etc. cut
an appointment, a recitation[Colloq.]
An English tradesman is always solicitous to
cut
the shop whenever he can do so with impunity. Thomas Hamilton.
Cut
(kŭt)
, Verb.
I.
1.
To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing;
as, a knife
. cuts
well2.
To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
Panels of white wood that
cuts
like cheese. Holmes.
3.
To perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument.
He saved the lives of thousands by his manner of
cutting
for the stone. Pope.
4.
To make a stroke with a whip.
5.
To interfere, as a horse.
6.
To move or make off quickly.
[Colloq.]
7.
To divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be dealt.
To cut across
, to pass over or through in the most direct way;
– as, to
. cut across
a fieldTo cut and run
, to make off suddenly and quickly; – from the cutting of a ship's cable, when there is not time to raise the anchor.
[Colloq.]
– To cut in
or To cut into
to interrupt; to join in anything suddenly.
– To cut up
. (a)
To play pranks.
[Colloq.]
(b)
To divide into portions well or ill; to have the property left at one's death turn out well or poorly when divided among heirs, legatees, etc.
[Slang.]
“When I die, may I cut up as well as Morgan Pendennis.” Thackeray.
Cut
,Noun.
1.
An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting;
as, a sword
. cut
2.
A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip.
3.
That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight.
Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, snapped his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind
cut
indeed. W. Irving.
4.
A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove;
as, a
. cut
for a railroadThis great
cut
or ditch Secostris . . . purposed to have made a great deal wider and deeper. Knolles.
5.
The surface left by a cut;
as, a smooth or clear
. cut
6.
A portion severed or cut off; a division;
as, a
. cut
of beef; a cut
of timberIt should be understood, moreover, . . . that the group are not arbitrary
cuts
, but natural groups or types. Dana.
7.
An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving;
as, a book illustrated with fine
. cuts
8.
(a)
The act of dividing a pack cards.
(b)
The right to divide; as, whose cut is it?
9.
Manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style; fashion;
as, the
. cut
of a garmentWith eyes severe and beard of formal
cut
. Shakespeare
10.
A common work horse; a gelding.
[Obs.]
He'll buy me a
cut
, forth for to ride. Beau. & Fl.
11.
The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
[College Cant]
12.
A skein of yarn.
Wright.
A cut in rates
(Railroad)
, a reduction in fare, freight charges, etc., below the established rates.
– A short cut
, a cross route which shortens the way and cuts off a circuitous passage.
– The cut of one's jib
, the general appearance of a person.
[Colloq.]
– To draw cuts
, to draw lots, as of paper, etc., cut unequal lengths.
Now draweth
The which that hath the shortest shall begin.
cut
. . . The which that hath the shortest shall begin.
Chaucer.
Cut
(kŭt)
, Adj.
1.
Gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument.
2.
Formed or shaped as by cutting; carved.
3.
Overcome by liquor; tipsy.
[Slang]
Cut and dried
, prepered beforehand; not spontaneous.
– Cut glass
, glass having a surface ground and polished in facets or figures.
– Cut nail
, a nail cut by machinery from a rolled plate of iron, in distinction from a wrought nail.
– Cut stone
, stone hewn or chiseled to shape after having been split from the quarry.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cut
CUT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To separate the parts of any body by an edged instrument, either by striking, as with an ax, or by sawing or rubbing; to make a gash, incision or notch, which separates the external part of a body, as to cut the flesh. It signifies also, to cut into pieces; to sever or divide; as, to cut timber in the forest. But when an entire separation of the body is intended, it is usually followed by off, down, asunder, in two, in pieces, or other word denoting such severance. Ye shall not cut yourselves, that is, ye shall not gash your flesh. Deuteronomy 14.
2.
To hew.Thy servants can skill to cut timber. 2 Chronicles 2.
3.
To carve, as meat; to carve or engrave in sculpture.4.
To divide; to cleave, by passing through; as, a ship cuts the briny deep.5.
To penetrate; to pierce; to affect deeply; as, a sarcasm cuts to the quick.6.
To divide, as a pack of cards; as, to cut and shuffle.7.
To intersect; to cross. One line cuts another at right angles. The ecliptic cuts the equator.8.
To castrate.To cut across, to pass by a shorter course, so as to cut off an angle or distance.
To cut asunder, to cut into pieces; to divide; to sever.
He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. Psalm 129.
To cut down, to fell; to cause to fall by severing.
Ye shall cut down their groves. Exodus 34.
Hence, to depress; to abash; to humble; to shame; to silence; as, his eloquence cuts down the finest orator.
[This phrase is not elegant, but is in popular use.]
To cut off,
1.
To separate one part from another; as, to cut off a finger, or an arm; to cut off the right hand figure; to cut off a letter or syllable.2.
To destroy; to extirpate; to put to death untimely.Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord. 1 Kings 18.
Evil doers shall be cut off. Psalm 37.
3.
To separate; to remove to a distance, or to prevent all intercourse. A man in another country or in prison is cut off from his country or his friends.4.
To interrupt; as, to cut off communication.5.
To separate; to remove; to take away; as, to cut off ten years of life.6.
To intercept; to hinder from return, or union. The troops were cut off from the ships.7.
To end; to finish; as, to cut off all controversy.8.
To prevent or preclude; as, to cut off all occasion of blame.9.
To preclude or shut out. The sinner cuts himself off from the benefits of Christianity.10.
To stop, interrupt or silence.The judge cut off the counsel very short.
To cut on,
1.
To hasten; to run or ride with the utmost speed; a vulgar phrase.2.To urge or drive in striking; to quicken blows; to hasten.
To cut out,
1.
To remove a part by cutting or carving; as, to cut out a piece from a board; to cut out the tongue. Hence,2.
To shape or form by cutting; as, to cut out a garment; to cut out an image; to cut out a wood into walks. Hence,3.
To scheme; to contrive; to prepare; as, to cut out word for another day. So we say, to strike out.4.
To shape; to adapt. He is no cut out for an author. [Not elegant.]5.
To debar. [Not common.]6.
To take the preference or precedence of; as, to cut out a prior judgment creditor.7.
To step in and take the place of, as in courting and dancing. [A vulgar phrase.]8.
To interfere as a horse, when the shoe of one foot beats off the skin of the pastern joint of another.To cut short,
1.
To hinder from proceeding by sudden interruption.Achilles cut him short.
2.
To shorten; to abridge; as, to cut short of provisions or pay; to cut the matter short.To cut up,
1.
To cut in pieces; as, to cut up beef.2.
To eradicate; to cut off; as, to cut up shrubs.CUT
,Verb.
I.
1.
To pass into or through and sever; to enter and divide the parts; as, an instrument cuts well.2.
To be severed by a cutting instrument; as, this fruit cuts easy or smooth.3.
To divide by passing.The teeth are ready to cut.
4.
To perform a surgical operation by cutting, especially in lithotomy.He saved lives by cutting for the stone.
5.
To interfere, as a horse.To cut in, to divide, or turn a card, for determining who are to play.
CUT
,pp.
Cut and dry, prepared for use; a metaphor from hewn timber.
CUT
,Noun.
1.
The action of an edged instrument; a stroke or blow, as with an ax or sword.2.
A cleft; a gash; a notch; a wound; the opening made by an edged instrument, distinguished by its length from that made by perforation with a pointed instrument.3.
A stroke or blow with a whip.4.
A channel made by cutting or digging; a ditch; a groove; a furrow; a canal.5.
A part cut off from the rest; as a good cut of beef; a cut of timber. Also, any small piece or shred.6.
A lot made by cutting a stick; as, to draw cuts.7.
A near passage, by which an angle is cut off; a shorter cut.8.
A picture cut or cared on wood or metal, and impressed from it.9.
The stamp on which a picture is carved, and by which it is impressed.10.
The act of dividing a pack of cards. Also, the right to divide; as, whose cut is it?11.
Manner in which a thing is cut; form; shape; fashion; as the cut of a garment; the cut of his beard.12.
A fool; a cully; a gelding. [Not in use.]Cut and long tail, men of all kinds; a proverbial expression borrowed from dogs.