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  • 21cut off — I. not allowed to do it any more, stopped from doing    We have to cut off beer sales at 12 midnight. No more sales. II. drive in front of, swerve into your lane    That jerk cut me off! He swerved into my lane! III. interrupt, prevent from… …

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  • 22ˌcut sth ˈup — phrasal verb to cut something into several pieces You have to cut food up for young children.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 23cut out — v To leave. It is late; I have to cut out. 1950s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 24cut corners — economize We will have to cut corners in order to save some money for our holiday …

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  • 25cut-offs — /ˈkʌt ɒfs/ (say kut ofs) plural noun pants, usually jeans, which have been cut off above the knee and left to unravel …

  • 26cut — adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way: → cut cut verb (cutting; past and past participle cut) 1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object. 2》 remove (something) from something larger by… …

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  • 27Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 29Cut detection — is a field of research of computer science. Its subject is the automated detection of cuts in digital video. Use Cut detection is used to split up a film into basic scenes. Therefore, it is of great use in software for post production of videos.… …

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  • 30have your work cut out for you — have (your) work cut out (for (you)) if you have your work cut out, you have something very difficult to do. We re training a completely new team, so we ve got our work cut out for us. Have you seen the state of the garden? She ll have her work… …

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