CUT

Definitions

1. 1. An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut.
2. 2. A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip.
3. 3. That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, snapped his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed. W. Irving.
4. 4. A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad. This great cut or ditch Secostris . . . purposed to have made a great deal wider and deeper. Knolles.
5. 5. The surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut.
6. 6. A portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of beef; a cut of timber. It should be understood, moreover, . . . that the group are not arbitrary cuts, but natural groups or types. Dana.
7. 7. An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts.
8. 8. The act of dividing a pack cards.
9. 9. The right to divide; as, whose cut is it
10. 10. Manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style; fashion; as, the cut of a garment. With eyes severe and beard of formal cut. Shak.
11. 11. A common work horse; a gelding. [Obs.] He'll buy me a cut, forth for to ride. Beau. & Fl.
12. 12. The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise. [College Cant]
13. 13. A skein of yarn. Wright. A cut in rates (Railroad), a reduction in fare, freight charges, etc., below the established rates. -- A short cut, a cross route which shortens the way and cuts off a circuitous passage. -- The cut of one's jib, the general appearance of a person. [Colloq.] -- To draw cuts, to draw lots, as of paper, etc., cut unequal lengths. Now draweth cut . . . The which that hath the shortest shall begin. Chaucer.