Showing 12 phrasal verbs and 31 definitions related to the verb 'Cut'.
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Cut across phrasal verb
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Meaning: Go across a place rather than around it to make the journey quicker
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: It'll be quicker if we CUT ACROSS the park. -
Meaning: Affect people of different groups, classes, etc
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: The issue CUTS ACROSS social backgrounds as it affects us all equally.
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Meaning: Go across a place rather than around it to make the journey quicker
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Cut back phrasal verb
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Meaning: Reduce
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The firm CUT BACK production because sales were sluggish. -
Meaning: Remove branches from a plant or tree to encourage future growth
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: We CUT the tree BACK every winter.
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Meaning: Reduce
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Cut back on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Reduce expenditure
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: The government has decided to CUT BACK ON spending on the armed forces.
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Meaning: Reduce expenditure
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Cut down phrasal verb
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Meaning: Consume less
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I'm trying to CUT DOWN the amount of coffee I drink during the day. -
Meaning: Shoot
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: A lot of soldiers were CUT DOWN by enemy fire as they stormed the airport. -
Meaning: Reduce a vertical thing to ground level by cutting
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: BobK)
» Example: The logger CUT the tree DOWN. -
Meaning: Cut something from a high position
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: After Christmas he didn't carefully detach all the decorations, he just CUT them all DOWN.
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Meaning: Consume less
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Cut down on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Reduce
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: Doctors advised her to CUT DOWN ON the amount of saturated fats in her diet.
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Meaning: Reduce
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Cut in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Start functioning
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The fans CUT IN when the engine starts getting too hot. -
Meaning: Drive in front of another vehicle without warning
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: A car CUT IN and nearly caused an accident. -
Meaning: Interrupt
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We were having a conversation when he came up and CUT IN. -
Meaning: Include someone in a deal that makes money
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: We had to CUT the police IN on the deal to avoid trouble. -
Meaning: Mix fat and flour until the combine
(Separable [optional] | American English)
» Example: CUT the butter IN with the flour.
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Meaning: Start functioning
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Cut it out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Stop your unfair or unreasonable behaviour
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: Will you two idiots CUT IT OUT and keep quiet.
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Meaning: Stop your unfair or unreasonable behaviour
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Cut off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Disconnect
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The telephone's been CUT OFF because we didn't pay the bill. -
Meaning: Isolate or make inaccessible
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The heavy snow has blocked many roads and CUT OFF a number of villages.
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Meaning: Disconnect
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Cut out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Exclude
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I'm CUTTING OUT salt from my diet. -
Meaning: When an engine or motor stops
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The car CUT OUT at the traffic lights just as they went green. -
Meaning: Cut a picture or similar from a magazine, etc
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I CUT some pictures OUT to use as visual aids. -
Meaning: Leave quickly
(Intransitive | American English)
» Example: We’d better CUT OUT, the security men are on the way. -
Meaning: Separate livestock from a group
(Separable [optional] | American English)
» Example: They CUT OUT three prime bulls from the herd.
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Meaning: Exclude
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Cut out on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Let down, snub
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: Although he'd promised to help, the star CUT OUT ON the charity when offered more money.
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Meaning: Let down, snub
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Cut through phrasal verb
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Meaning: Deal quickly with a complex issue that is causing trouble
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: She CUT THROUGH the bureaucracy that was holding us up and got the deal done. -
Meaning: Go through a place instead of going around it
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: We CUT THROUGH the park even though it was closed. -
Meaning: Fail to get attention in the media
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: If a news story does NOT CUT THROUGH, it fails to attract much attention because there are stories attracting more attention, regardless of the merits of the story.
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Meaning: Deal quickly with a complex issue that is causing trouble
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Cut up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Cut into smaller pieces
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: BobK)
» Example: After cutting the tree down, the logger CUT it UP into logs. -
Meaning: Drive into a neighbouring lane, directly in front of another vehicle
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: I was just driving onto the motorway slip-road, when a red Mini CUT me UP and I had to brake suddenly to avoid an accident. -
Meaning: Upset
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: Her reaction really CUT me UP. -
Meaning: Have a lot of small injuries
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I CUT my hand UP when I broke the glass.
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Meaning: Cut into smaller pieces