Hyphenation of cut
How to hyphenate cut
Because it is a word with a single syllable, cut is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 3
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 3
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of cut
cut is defined as:
Definition 1 as noun
- nounThe act of cutting.
Example: He made a fine cut with his sword.
- nounThe result of cutting.
Example: a smooth or clear cut
- nounAn opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
Example: Look at this cut on my finger!
- nounA notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
Example: a cut for a railroad
- nounA share or portion.
Example: The lawyer took a cut of the profits.
- nounA batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- nounSideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- nounIn lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- nounIn a strokeplay competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
- nounA passage omitted or to be omitted from a play.
Example: The director asked the cast to note down the following cuts.
- nounA particular version or edit of a film.
- nounThe act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
Example: The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top.
- nounThe card obtained by dividing the pack.
- nounThe manner or style a garment etc. is fashioned in.
Example: I like the cut of that suit.
- nounA slab, especially of meat.
Example: That’s our finest cut of meat.
- nounAn attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- nounA deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- nounAn unkind act; a cruelty.
- nounA definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
Example: The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified.
- nounA truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
- nounA haircut.
- nounThe partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- nounA string of railway cars coupled together.
- nounAn engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
Example: a book illustrated with fine cuts
- nounA common workhorse; a gelding.
- nounThe failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
- nounA skein of yarn.
- nounThat which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
Example: Don't buy his coke: it's full of cut.
- nounA notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- nounA time period when one tries to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- nounA hidden or secure place.
Definition 1 as verb
- verb(heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
- verbTo admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- verb(heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
- verb(audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.
Example: After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, "Cut!"
- verbTo make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
Example: The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy.
- verbTo edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- verbTo remove and place in memory for later use.
Example: Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application.
- verbTo enter a queue in the wrong place.
Example: One student kept trying to cut in front of the line.
- verbTo intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
Example: This road cuts right through downtown.
- verbTo make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- verbTo deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- verbTo change direction suddenly.
Example: The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.
- verbTo divide a pack of playing cards into two.
Example: If you cut then I'll deal.
- verbTo write.
Example: cut orders; cut a check
- verbTo dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
Example: Drug dealers sometimes cut cocaine with lidocaine.
- verbTo exhibit (a quality).
- verbTo stop or disengage.
Example: Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!
- verbTo drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
- verbTo lose body mass after bulking, aiming to keep the additional muscle but lose the fat.
- verbTo perform (a dancing movement etc.).
Definition 1 as adjective
- adjective(participial adjective) Having been cut.
- adjectiveReduced.
Example: Cut brandy is a liquor made of brandy and hard grain liquor.
- adjectiveOmitted from a literary, musical or other work.
Example: My favourite song had been cut from the show.
- adjective(of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
- adjective(of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- adjectiveHaving muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- adjectiveCircumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation
- adjectiveEmotionally hurt.
- adjectiveEliminated from consideration during a recruitment drive.
- adjectiveRemoved from a team roster.
- adjectiveIntoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
Words nearby cut
- customs-house
- customshouse
- custos
- custrel
- custron
- custroun
- custumal
- custumals
- (cut)
- cut-and-cover
- cut-and-dried
- cut-and-dry
- cut-and-try
- cut-away
- cut-back
- cut-down
- cut's
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.
This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.
With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.