[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cut/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / cut # cut verb (cut, cuts, cut, cutting); noun (a cut, cuts) «cut» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. To cut is to divide something or take a piece off with a knife or scissors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m1) 2. To cut is to make something shorter: «cut hair», «cut the grass». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m2) 3. To cut down is to make less: «cut down on sugar». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m3) 4. A cut is a small wound where the skin is opened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m4) 5. A cut is a piece or a part taken off, or a share of money: «my cut». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m5) 6. A cut is a fall in an amount: «a price cut», «cuts to the budget». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m6) 7. (casual) «Cut it out!» means stop it; «cut in» means push into a queue or interrupt; «didn't make the cut» means was not chosen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m7) 8. (rude) «Cut the crap» means stop talking nonsense; «cut» or «gutted» (UK) means very upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m8) 9. (euphemism) «Job cuts» or «staff cuts» mean people lose their jobs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m9) 10. (formal) Exams say «divide into», «sever», «partition», «subdivide», «reduce» and «a reduction of». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m10) 11. (informal) To cut someone loose means to set them free by cutting the ropes that tie them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#m11) ### In the lessons to take a piece away, or to make equal pieces: «cuts off D» takes D away; «cuts into K equal pieces» divides by K; in crafts we cut paper shapes; phrases: «cut off», «cut out», «cut into», «cut in half», «cut down», «short cut», «price cut»; in casual talk «cut it out», «cut in line», «what's my cut?»; in rough talk «cut the crap, how many did you take?»; in the exam voice «a rope is partitioned into 4 segments of equal length», «a reduction of 20 per cent» ### Examples - Ben cuts off 5 metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x1) - Mia cuts a 12-metre rope into 4 equal pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x2) - Anna cut the cake into 8 slices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x3) - Cut out the star shape carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x4) - I cut my finger on the paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x5) - Cut the pizza in half. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x6) - We took a short cut through the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x7) - Cut it out, you two, or no TV! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x8) - Cut the crap, how many biscuits did you take? 3? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x9) - The shop cut its prices by 5 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x10) - A rope of a length of 12 metres is partitioned into 4 segments of equal length. Determine the length of each segment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x11) - Many workers lost their jobs in the cuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/#x12) ### Note Past: cut (the same). «cuts off D» takes D away from the thing cut. «cuts into K equal pieces» divides the length by K. «partitioned into K equal segments» in an exam is the same. Trap: cutting a cake into 8 slices still means one cake. Trap: cutting a rope into K pieces needs K − 1 cuts. «a cut of 5 dollars» lowers the price by 5. Safety: carry scissors with the points down; tell an adult about a deep cut. ## In Jewish tradition Cut includes cutting up an offering, and "cut off" means being removed from the people as a punishment. **Interpretation.** "Cut off" (karet) is understood by the rabbis as a serious heavenly punishment. Some explain it as early death or loss of the soul's place in the world to come. ### Examples - And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces. (Torah LEV.1.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cut/#x1) - then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity. (Torah DEU.25.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cut/#x2) - Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people. (Torah LEV.7.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cut/#x3) - Or where were the upright cut off? (Writings JOB.4.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cut/#x4) - And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood. (Prophets 2KI.6.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cut/#x5) - Waters flowed over my head; I said: 'I am cut off.' (Writings LAM.3.54, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cut/#x6) ### Note Past: cut (the same). «cuts off D» takes D away from the thing cut. «cuts into K equal pieces» divides the length by K. «partitioned into K equal segments» in an exam is the same. Trap: cutting a cake into 8 slices still means one cake. Trap: cutting a rope into K pieces needs K − 1 cuts. «a cut of 5 dollars» lowers the price by 5. Safety: carry scissors with the points down; tell an adult about a deep cut. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «cut» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cut/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«cut» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cut.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «cut» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cut/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«cut» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cut.html) on Mova free.