The noun cut has 20 senses (first 15 from tagged texts)
1. (1672) cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
2. (130) cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
3. (39) cut, cut of meat -- (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
4. (37) cut, track -- (a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album")
5. (36) cut, cutting -- (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels")
6. (20) cut -- (a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings")
7. (16) cut -- (a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest")
8. (13) cut, gash -- (a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)
9. (10) cut -- ((film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt")
10. (9) cut, cutting -- (the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess")
11. (7) deletion, excision, cut -- (the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause")
12. (6) cut -- (the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut")
13. (5) cut, cutting, cutting off -- (the act of shortening something by choping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut")
14. (2) baseball swing, swing, cut -- (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball")
15. (1) stinger, cut -- (a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all")
16. cut -- (a canal made by erosion or excavation)
17. snub, cut, cold shoulder -- (a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional")
18. cut, undercut -- ((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player")
19. cut, cutting -- (the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual")
20. cut -- (an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class")
Overview of verb cut
The verb cut has 41 senses (first 10 from tagged texts)
1. (58) cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")
2. (18) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down -- (cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits")
3. (3) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")
4. (2) cut -- (make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line")
5. (1) cut -- (discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team")
6. (1) cut -- (form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face")
7. (1) cut, tailor -- (style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress")
8. (1) cut -- (hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball")
9. (1) write out, issue, make out, cut -- (make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me")
10. (1) edit, cut, edit out -- (cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape")
11. cut, skip -- (intentionally fail to attend; "cut class")
12. hack, cut -- (be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office")
13. cut -- (give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure")
26. cut -- (divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time")
27. switch off, cut, turn off, turn out -- (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights")
28. cut -- (reap or harvest; "cut grain")
29. cut -- (fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia")
30. cut -- (penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead")
31. ignore, disregard, snub, cut -- (refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting")
32. cut -- (shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair")
33. cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise -- (weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet")
34. cut -- (dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease")
35. cut -- (have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings")
36. cut, cut off -- (cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation")
37. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")
38. dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut -- (lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon")
39. cut -- (have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth")
40. cut -- (grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting")
41. geld, cut -- (cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse")
Overview of adj cut
The adj cut has 10 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) cut -- (separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists")
2. (1) cut -- (fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet")
3. (1) cut, shortened -- (with parts removed; "the drastically cut film")
4. trimmed, cut -- (made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair")
5. mown, cut -- ((used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay")
6. cut -- ((of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book")
7. cut, emasculated, gelded -- ((of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse")
8. cut, gashed, slashed -- (wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass")
9. cut, slashed -- ((used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers")
10. cut, thinned, weakened -- (mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup")