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cut

(oneself) loose (from someone or something) to get out from under the domination of someone or something. At last, she cut herself loose from her mother. She had to cut loose from home. Everyone wished that Todd would cut himself loose from his mother.

cut

1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. He got cut on beer, which is unusual for him.

2. tv. to dilute something. She always cuts her eggnog with cola. Yuck!

3. n. a share of the loot or the profits. (Originally underworld.) You’ll get your cut when everybody else does.

4. n. a single song or section of music on a record. This next cut is one everybody likes.

5. tv. to eliminate something; to stop (doing something). Okay, chum, cut the clowning.

6. mod. muscular; with well-defined muscles, especially in reference to the abdominal muscles. He works out and he’s really cut!

7. mod. circumcised. (Not usually prenominal.) I’m not cut and neither is my brother.

cut

verb

See cut up

cut

/give (someone) some slack

Slang To make an allowance for (someone), as in allowing more time to finish something.

See:

• a cut above
• a cut above average
• a cut above the rest
• a cut below
• able to cut
• able to cut it
• able to cut something
• against the grain
• any way you slice it
• bag ass out of somewhere
• be a cut above
• be cut adrift
• be cut from the same cloth
• be cut to the bone
• be half-cut
• can't cut the mustard
• catch some Zs
• clean-cut
• clear-cut
• crew cut
• cut
• cut (one's) comb
• cut (one's) eyeteeth
• cut (one's) stick
• cut (one's) teeth
• cut (one's) wisdom teeth
• cut (someone) loose
• cut (someone) to pieces
• cut (someone's) throat
• cut a break
• cut a check
• cut a dash
• cut a deal
• cut a dido
• cut a fart
• cut a fat hog
• cut a figure
• cut a fine figure
• cut a muffin
• cut a path
• cut a rug
• cut a swath
• cut a swath through
• cut a wide swath
• cut above
• cut across
• cut adrift
• cut along
• cut an [interesting etc.] figure
• cut and dried
• cut and paste
• cut and run
• cut and thrust
• cut around
• cut ass
• cut ass out of somewhere
• cut at
• cut away
• cut back
• cut back to
• cut bait
• cut both ways
• cut capers
• cut class
• cut coat according to cloth
• cut corners
• cut dead
• cut down
• cut down to
• cut down to size
• cut each other's throats
• cut eyes at
• cut eyeteeth on
• cut from
• cut from the same cloth
• cut from whole cloth
• cut ice with (someone)
• cut in
• cut into
• cut it
• cut it close
• cut it fine
• cut it out
• Cut it out!
• cut loose
• cut loose from
• cut losses
• cut no ice
• cut no ice with
• cut no ice with someone
• cut nose off to spite face
• cut of (one's) jib
• cut of one's jib
• cut off
• cut off at the pass
• cut off from the (outside) world
• cut off nose to spite face
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face
• cut off with a cent
• cut off with a shilling
• cut off without a penny
• cut on
• cut one
• cut one another's throats
• cut one loose
• cut one’s losses
• cut one’s own throat
• cut one’s wolf loose
• cut one's eyeteeth
• cut one's losses
• cut one's teeth on
• cut oneself on
• cut out
• cut out for
• cut out of
• cut out of whole cloth
• cut out to be
• cut own throat
• cut short
• cut some slack
• cut some Zs
• cut someone a break
• cut someone dead
• cut someone in
• cut someone in on something
• cut someone some slack
• cut someone's throat
• cut teeth
• cut teeth in
• cut teeth on
• cut the cheese
• cut the comedy
• Cut the comedy!
• cut the cord
• cut the crap
• Cut the crap!
• cut the deadwood out
• cut the dust
• cut the funny stuff
• cut the Gordian knot
• cut the ground from under
• cut the ground from under / feet
• cut the ground out from under
• cut the ice
• cut the mustard
• cut the pie up
• cut the umbilical cord
• cut throat
• cut through
• cut through like a knife through butter
• cut through red tape
• cut ties with (someone)
• cut to
• cut to ribbons
• cut to the bone
• cut to the chase
• cut to the pith (of something)
• cut to the quick
• cut up
• cut up about someone/something
• cut up rough
• cut water off
• cut with
• cut wolf loose
• cut your peaches
• cut-and-dried
• cut-off point
• cut-rate
• cuts
• don't cut no ice
• don't cut off your nose to spite your face
• draw straws
• final cut
• Fish or cut bait
• have one's work cut out for one
• have work cut out
• have work cut out for
• It cuts both ways
• It cuts two ways
• let go
• like a chicken with its head cut off
• like a headless chicken
• make a long story short
• make the cut
• measure twice and cut once
• measure twice, cut once
• miss the cut
• not cut it
• not cut the mustard
• one's work is cut out for one
• out of whole cloth
• run around like a chicken with its head cut off and run in circles
• saw off
• the cut and thrust of
• the most unkindest cut of all
• to cut a long story short
• unkindest cut
• you could cut it with a knife
• you could cut the atmosphere with a knife