[count] 1 a : an opening or hole made with a sharp tool (such as a knife)
▪ Make a few small cuts in the crust to let the air escape. ▪ a two-inch cut in the cloth
b : a wound on a person's body that is made by something sharp
▪ She had a small cut [=gash] above her left eye. ▪ He came home covered in cuts and bruises. ▪ a deep/superficial cut 2 : an act of making something smaller in amount : reduction
▪ Further cuts in spending are needed. ▪ He had to accept a cut in pay. = He had to accept a pay cut. ▪ a tax cut 3 : the act of removing something from a book, movie, etc.
▪ You'll have to make a few cuts in your manuscript if you want us to publish it. 4 : a version of a movie at a particular stage of being edited
▪ Fortunately, that scene didn't make the film's final cut. [=that scene did not appear in the final version of the film] ▪ I saw a rough cut [=a version that is not yet finished] of the movie. ▪ a director's cut [=a special version of a movie that is created by the director and that usually includes scenes that are not included in other versions] 5 : a song on a record, tape, or CD
▪ We listened to the same cut [=track] over and over. 6 : the shape and style of a piece of clothing
▪ the cut of his pants 7 : the act or result of cutting someone's hair : haircut
▪ I had a shampoo and a cut. — see also buzz cut, crew cut 8 : a piece of meat that is cut from a particular part of an animal's body
▪ a thick/tender/expensive cut of meat 9 : a part of something that is divided and shared among people — usually singular ▪ We each got a cut [=share] of the profits. — see also a cut of the action at action 10 : the act of reducing the size of a group (such as a group of competitors) by removing the ones that are not good enough or that have not done well enough — usually used with make or miss ▪ He has to birdie the last hole in order to make the cut. [=in order to have a score that is low enough to be among the players allowed to continue playing] ▪ If he doesn't birdie this hole, he'll miss the cut. ▪ Only the best players are good enough to make the cut when the team is being chosen.