Cut (advert) definition

adjective

(1) With parts removed

"The drastically cut film"

(2) Separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument

"The cut surface was mottled"

"Cut tobacco"

"Blood from his cut forehead"

"Bandages on her cut wrists"

(3) (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

"The cut pages of the book"

(4) Fashioned or shaped by cutting

"A well-cut suit"

"Cut diamonds"

"Cut velvet"

(5) Mixed with water

"Sold cut whiskey"

"A cup of thinned soup"

(6) (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

"The slashed prices attracted buyers"

(7) Wounded by cutting deeply

"Got a gashed arm in a knife fight"

"Had a slashed cheek from the broken glass"

(8) (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

"The smell of newly mown hay"

(9) (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

"A cut horse"

(10) Made neat and tidy by trimming

"His neatly trimmed hair"

noun

(11) An unexcused absence from class

"He was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"

(12) The act of reducing the amount or number

"The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"

(13) The act of shortening something by choping off the ends

"The barber gave him a good cut"

(14) The act of cutting something into parts

"His cuts were skillful"

"His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

(15) The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

"His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

(16) The division of a deck of cards before dealing

"He insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"

"The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"

(17) (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

"Cuts do not bother a good tennis player"

(18) In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

"He took a vicious cut at the ball"

(19) A refusal to recognize someone you know

"The snub was clearly intentional"

(20) A trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

(21) A canal made by erosion or excavation

(22) The style in which a garment is cut

"A dress of traditional cut"

(23) The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

"An editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"

"Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

(24) A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

"He played the first cut on the cd"

"The title track of the album"

(25) (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

"The cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"