cut

verb
/kʌt/

To incise, to cut into the surface of something.

Other meanings

To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.

Related words

becut
buzzcut
crosscut
cutaway
cut-away
cutthroat
forcut
forecut
incut
offcut
outcut
overcut

Example sentences

“Cut all vegetables and fry them with spices.”
Tatoeba · Isomorph · CC0
“We're trying to cut back on overhead expenses.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I cut my finger every day.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "cutten".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cut” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.