" cuts "

1: to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife);

  * e.g., " ... I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass "

•  Synonyms : 

•  gashes,

•  incises,

•  rips,

•  shears,

•  slashes,

•  slices,

•  slits

•  Antonyms : 

•  attends,

•  shows up (for)

2: to fail to attend;

  * e.g., " ... a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blows off,

•  misses,

•  skips

•  Antonyms : 

•  enriches,

•  fortifies,

•  richens,

•  strengthens

3: to deliberately ignore or treat rudely;

  * e.g., " ... the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cold-shoulders,

•  high-hats,

•  slights,

•  snubs,

•  stiff-arms,

•  stiffs

•  Antonyms : 

•  straightens

1: to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife);

  * e.g., " ... I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass "

•  Synonyms : 

•  gash,

•  incise,

•  rip,

•  shear,

•  slash,

•  slice,

•  slit

•  Antonyms : 

•  attend,

•  show up (for)

2: to fail to attend;

  * e.g., " ... a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blow off,

•  miss,

•  skip

•  Antonyms : 

•  enrich,

•  fortify,

•  richen,

•  strengthen

3: to deliberately ignore or treat rudely;

  * e.g., " ... the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cold-shoulder,

•  high-hat,

•  slight,

•  snub,

•  stiff,

•  stiff-arm

•  Antonyms : 

•  straighten

1: to make one's way through, across, or over;

  * e.g., " ... cut across the field on the way to school "

•  Synonyms : 

•  course,

•  cover,

•  cross,

•  follow,

•  go,

•  navigate,

•  pass (over),

•  perambulate,

•  peregrinate,

•  proceed (along),

•  track,

•  transit,

•  travel,

•  traverse

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring down by cutting;

  * e.g., " ... we need to cut down that dying tree "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chop (down),

•  fell,

•  hew,

•  mow

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in butts in, obtrudes;

•  Synonyms : 

•  butts in,

•  obtrudes,

•  agitates,

•  perturbs,

•  encroaches,

•  infringes,

•  invades,

•  trespasses,

•  angers,

•  antagonizes,

•  enrages,

•  incenses,

•  inflames,

•  infuriates,

•  maddens,

•  outrages,

•  afflicts,

•  harasses,

•  provokes,

•  distresses,

•  plagues,

•  beleaguers,

•  besets,

•  besieges,

•  aggravates,

•  annoys,

•  bedevils,

•  chafes,

•  devils,

•  dogs,

•  duns,

•  exasperates,

•  frets,

•  galls,

•  gets,

•  gnaws,

•  grates,

•  hassles,

•  irks,

•  irritates,

•  nettles,

•  peeves,

•  persecutes,

•  piques,

•  puts out,

•  rankles,

•  rasps,

•  riles,

•  roils,

•  torments,

•  vexes,

•  worries,

•  inconveniences,

•  troubles,

•  bothers,

•  bugs,

•  chivies,

•  disturbs,

•  intrudes (upon),

•  pesters

•  Antonyms : 

•  disregards,

•  forgets,

•  ignores,

•  leaves,

•  slights,

•  appeases,

•  conciliates,

•  disarms,

•  mollifies,

•  obliges,

•  placates,

•  delights,

•  gladdens,

•  gratifies,

•  pleases,

•  satisfies,

•  comforts,

•  consoles,

•  contents

1: to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument;

  * e.g., " ... we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bobs,

•  clips,

•  crops,

•  cuts,

•  docks,

•  lops (off),

•  nips,

•  pares,

•  polls,

•  prunes,

•  shaves,

•  shears,

•  snips,

•  trims

•  Antonyms : 

•  elongates,

•  extends,

•  lengthens,

•  prolongs,

•  protracts

2: to make less in extent or duration;

  * e.g., " ... cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abbreviates,

•  abridges,

•  curtails,

•  docks,

•  elides,

•  shortens,

•  syncopates,

•  truncates

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion;

  * e.g., " ... a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaks in,

•  chimes in,

•  chips in,

•  interposes,

•  interrupts,

•  intrudes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaks,

•  breaks off,

•  breaks up,

•  cans,

•  ceases,

•  cuts out,

•  desists (from),

•  discontinues,

•  drops,

•  ends,

•  gives over,

•  halts,

•  knocks off,

•  lays off,

•  leaves off,

•  packs (up or in),

•  quits,

•  shuts off,

•  stops

•  Antonyms : 

•  desegregates,

•  integrates,

•  reintegrates

2: to set or keep apart from others;

  * e.g., " ... the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared "

•  Synonyms : 

•  insulates,

•  isolates,

•  secludes,

•  segregates,

•  separates,

•  sequesters

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting;

  * e.g., " ... choose cuts of meat that have very little visible fat "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cuttings,

•  slices

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an individual part of a process, series, or ranking;

  * e.g., " ... one of the new recruits is a cut above the rest in intelligence "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chapters,

•  degrees,

•  grades,

•  inches,

•  notches,

•  pegs,

•  phases,

•  places,

•  points,

•  stages,

•  steps

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group;

  * e.g., " ... received my cut of the profits from the garage sale "

•  Synonyms : 

•  allotments,

•  allowances,

•  ends,

•  parts,

•  pieces,

•  portions,

•  proportions,

•  quotas,

•  shares,

•  slices,

•  takes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting;

  * e.g., " ... choose cuts of meat that have very little visible fat "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cutting,

•  slice

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an individual part of a process, series, or ranking;

  * e.g., " ... one of the new recruits is a cut above the rest in intelligence "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chapter,

•  degree,

•  grade,

•  inch,

•  notch,

•  peg,

•  phase,

•  place,

•  point,

•  stage,

•  step

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group;

  * e.g., " ... received my cut of the profits from the garage sale "

•  Synonyms : 

•  allotment,

•  allowance,

•  end,

•  part,

•  piece,

•  portion,

•  proportion,

•  quota,

•  share,

•  slice,

•  take

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)