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to cut
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to cut down
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to cut out
4-
to cut up
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to gash
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to shred
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to snip
8-
to trim
9-
to lacerate
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to clip
11-
to snick
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to score
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to mow
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to crop
15-
to nick
16-
to notch
17-
to chop
18-
to sever
19-
to cut off
20-
to slit
21-
to hack
22-
to hew
23-
to slash
24-
to saw
25-
to cleave
to cut
to cut
Verb
c
k
u
ʌ
t
t
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to divide a thing into smaller pieces using a sharp object

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I cut the paper with scissors to make a snowflake.
I need to cut the grass in the backyard with a lawnmower.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to cut down
to cut down
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌt dˈaʊn/

to cut through something at its base in order to make it fall

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
cut
phrase's particle
down
to cut out
to cut out
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌt ˈaʊt/

to use a sharp object like scissors or a knife on something to remove a section from it

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
cut
phrase's particle
out
to cut up
to cut up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌt ˈʌp/

to slice something into smaller parts

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
cut
phrase's particle
up
to gash
to gash
Verb
g
g
a
æ
sh
ʃ

to make a deep cut or opening, often using a sharp tool or object

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shred
to shred
Verb
sh
ʃ
r
r
e
ɛ
d
d

to cut something into very small pieces

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to snip
to snip
Verb
s
s
n
n
i
ɪ
p
p

to cut or remove something by pinching or using scissors

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to trim
to trim
Verb
t
t
r
r
i
ɪ
m
m

to cut beard, hair, or fur in a neat and orderly manner

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transitive
to lacerate
to lacerate
Verb
l
l
a
æ
c
s
e
ɜ
r
r
a
t
t
e

to tear the skin or flesh, causing deep and often irregular wounds

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to clip
to clip
Verb
c
k
l
l
i
ɪ
p
p

to neatly cut or remove something using scissors or a similar tool

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to snick
to snick
Verb
s
s
n
n
i
ɪ
ck
k

to make a slight and precise cut, typically with a razor or a sharp tool

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to score
to score
Verb
s
s
c
k
o
ɔ
r
r
e

to make shallow cuts or marks on a surface

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transitive
to mow
to mow
Verb
m
m
o
w

to cut grass, wheat, etc. with a gardening machine or handheld tools, such as a scythe

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to crop
to crop
Verb
c
k
r
r
o
ɑ
p
p

to cut the edges or parts of something, often to change its shape or size

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to nick
to nick
Verb
n
n
i
ɪ
ck
k

to make a small, shallow cut or groove into something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to notch
to notch
Verb
n
n
o
ɑ
t
ch
ʧ

to cut a V-shaped groove or mark into something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to chop
to chop
Verb
ch
ʧ
o
ɑ
p
p

to cut something into pieces using a knife, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to sever
to sever
Verb
s
s
e
ɛ
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r

to separate something from a whole

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to cut off
to cut off
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌt ˈɔf/

to use a sharp object like scissors or a knife on something to remove a piece from its edge or ends

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
cut
phrase's particle
off
to slit
to slit
Verb
s
s
l
l
i
ɪ
t
t

to create a clean and narrow cut through something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to hack
to hack
Verb
h
h
a
æ
ck
k

to forcefully cut through something using rough movements

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to hew
to hew
Verb
h
h
e
w
u

to cut something by striking it with an axe or similar tool

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to slash
to slash
Verb
s
s
l
l
a
æ
sh
ʃ

to violently cut with a quick move using a knife, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to saw
to saw
Verb
s
s
a
ɔ
w

to cut through a material using a tool with a toothed blade

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to cleave
to cleave
Verb
c
k
l
l
ea
i
v
v
e

to cut something using a sharp tool, often with precision and accuracy

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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