cut in Marathi मराठी
cut in English
- cut⇄adj. 1. that has been cut.
Ex. a cut pie, cut cloth, a cut finger.
2. shaped, formed, or ornamented by cutting.
3. (Figurative.) reduced; lessened.
Ex. cut prices.
4. (Figurative.) abridged; edited.
Ex. a cut versio - cut⇄cut (1), verb,cut,cutting,adjective, noun.
- cut⇄cut (2), noun.
one of several pieces of straw, wood, or paper, used in drawing lots.
Ex. He drew the shortest cut. - cut⇄expr. a cut above, (Informal.) superior to (another or others).
Ex. Wade ... saw himself a cut above the others in toughness and cunning (London Times). - cut⇄expr. cut a caper. See under caper.
- cut⇄expr. cut across,
a. to go straight across or through.
Ex. He cut across the field to save time.
b. to disregard.
Ex. When he voted, he cut across party lines. - cut⇄expr. cut and dried. See cut-and-dried.
- cut⇄expr. cut and run,
a. (Informal.) to make off quickly; hurry off.
Ex. I'd give a shilling if they had cut and run (Dickens).
b. (Nautical.) to cut the anchor cable and make sail instantly.
Ex. Greek and Turkish craft ... were ob - cut⇄expr. cut back,
a. to reduce or curtail.
Ex. The companies had to cut back production because orders fell off.
b. to go in a different direction suddenly (in football, hockey, and other field games).
Ex. On signal, the right gua - cut⇄expr. cut down on, to lessen or slow down; reduce.
Ex. This is no time to cut down on the drive against crime (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - cut⇄expr. cut down to size. See under size (1).
- cut⇄expr. cut down,
a. to cause to fall by cutting.
Ex. to cut down a tree.
b. (Figurative.) to reduce; decrease.
Ex. to cut down one's allowance. Did the author correct the proofs? And, if so, did he in the process cut down ... the - cut⇄expr. cut ice. See under ice.
- cut⇄expr. cut in,
a. to break in; interrupt.
Ex. She cut in with a remark while I was talking.
b. to interrupt a dancing couple to take the place of one of them.
Ex. Nobody else has got a right to cut in and dance with you more than - cut⇄expr. cut it fine. See under fine (1).
- cut⇄expr. cut it out, (Slang.) stop it; don't do that.
Ex. I began to cry ... ""Hey, cut it out, honey,"" he said, embarrassed (Atlantic). - cut⇄expr. cut loose,
a. to separate from anything; break a connection or relation.
Ex. At a congress in ... 1912, the Bolsheviks finally cut loose from the Mensheviks and became ... an independent party (Edmund Wilson).
b. to run away; fr - cut⇄expr. cut no ice. See under ice.
- cut⇄expr. cut of one's jib, (Informal.) one's outward appearance.
Ex. Elizabeth likes the cut of Raleigh's jib--and his beard too (Time). - cut⇄expr. cut off,
a. to remove by cutting.
Ex. Cut off that branch.
b. to shut off.
Ex. to cut off the water.
c. to stop suddenly.
Ex. to cut off all hope of success.
d. to break; interrupt.
Ex. to cut off - cut⇄expr. cut one's teeth. See under teeth.
- cut⇄expr. cut out,
a. to remove by cutting.
Ex. to cut out a cyst. He cut out the picture from a newspaper.
b. to take out; leave out.
Ex. Why did you cut out this part of the play?
c. to take the place of; get the better of. - cut⇄expr. cut short, to end suddenly; interrupt.
Ex. Sickness threatened to cut short his vacation. An exclamation ... cut the lawyer short (Dickens). - cut⇄expr. cut up,
a. to cut to pieces.
Ex. Every lady ... was instructed how to cut up a turkey (Illustrated London News). (Figurative.) They will very soon cut up and destroy all we have in this country (John H. Burton). (Figurative.) Wilson's - cut⇄noun 1. an opening made by cutting, especially a wound; gash.
Ex. He put a bandage on his leg to cover the cut.
2. a passage or channel made by cutting or digging.
Ex. a cut for a road. The biggest job [in building the Panama Canal] wa - cut⇄v.i. 1a. to make a cut, opening, or channel with or as if with a sharp instrument.
Ex. You did not cut deep enough. After laying out the pattern, she was ready to cut.
b. to perform the functions of, or be like, a sharp instrument.
Ex. - cut⇄v.t. 1. to divide, separate, open, or remove with a knife or any tool that has a sharp edge; sever.
Ex. to cut a string, to cut wheat, to cut timber into logs. The butcher cut the meat with a knife. We cut a branch from the tree.
2. to pierc