Phrase Hound found 329 phrases and 186 compound words that contain cut. The most common are listed below. Open cut in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 329
- cut offTo remove by cutting.
- cut outUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, out. To sever from something larger, with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument.
- cut upTo cut upward.
- cut downTo cut downward.
- tax cutA reduction in the rate of tax charged by a government.
- clear cutStraightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.
- cut and runTo cut the anchor cable and not wait to weigh it.
- cut throughAlternative form of cut-through
- cut and pasteTo compose a document by piecing together components of other documents.
- cut and coverA method of building a tunnel by digging a trench, constructing tunnel walls therein, and refilling the trench with earth.
- cut backTo reduce the amount of (something).
- cut shortTo interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
- cut it outSynonym of knock it off: To cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; to desist.
- paper cutA wound caused by a piece of paper or any thin, sharp material which can slice through a person's skin.
- cut and chooseSynonym of divide and choose: A procedure for envy-free fair cake-cutting in which one person divides a heterogeneous resource in two and the other person chooses one of those two.
- hair cutAlternative form of haircut: The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
- power cutAn interruption in the supply of power (usually electricity).
- cut-awayAlternative form of cutaway: A men's coat with the front cut back away from the waist, as worn on formal occasions.
- short cutAlternative spelling of shortcut: A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
- making the cutpresent participle and gerund of make the cut
- cut glassGlass that has been cut, using an abrasive wheel, into a decorative pattern of facets.
- cut in lineTo jump the line.
- cut to the quickTo hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally.
- Cut diamond
- cut to the chaseTo get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.
Compound words 186
- cuttingThe action of the verb to cut.
- uncutNot cut.
- haircutThe act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
- undercutA cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
- woodcutAn engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.
- dykesplural of dyke: An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers.
- cutletA thin slice of meat, usually fried.
- uppercutA swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.
- dikesplural of dike: US standard spelling of dyke.
- longcutA path between two points that is not the shortest or quickest route.