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    a piece of meat that has been cut from a particular part of the animal

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cut*

    Joints and cuts of meat: beefsteak, breast, brisket, chop, chuck, chuck steak, chump, corn dog, cut, cutlet... more
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    informal someone’s part of a total amount of money

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cut*

    Unspecified amounts of money: amount, appropriation, bailout, bankroll, blood money, bond, bounty, budget, cash flow, change... more
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    the way in which someone’s hair has been cut

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cut*

    Hairstyle and types of hairstyle: Afro, bangs, beehive, bob, bobbed, braid, bun, buzz cut, chignon, close... more
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      the way in which cloth has been cut that gives it a particular style or shape

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cut*

      Relating to cloth and fabric: cloth, material, fabric, textile, yarn, fiber, fold, gather, pleat, cut... more
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    the act or process of cutting something

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cut*

    Cutting, cuts and relating to cutting: chop, chop, clip, cut, cut out, cut up, cut, etch, finely, hack... more
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      the act of cutting someone’s hair

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cut*

      Hairdressers and hairdressing: backcomb, barbershop, blow-dry, braid, comb, comb, comb out, condition, cornrow, crimp... more
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    a quick move from one scene of a movie to another

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cut*

    Film-making and theatre production: animation, cut, cutaway, cutting room, direct, direction, dub, dub in, dub out, dub over... more
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    a passage cut through something such as rock

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cut*

    Caves, ditches and cracks: cave, ditch, gully, rift, cavern, pothole, chasm, fissure, crevice, crevasse... more
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    a piece of music that has been recorded

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cut*

    Pieces of music: adagio, air, allegro, andante, arrangement, bass, cantata, chant, chorus, concerto... more
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    American a comment or action that hurts someone’s feelings

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cut*

    General words for insults and insulting: cut, insult, jibe, kiss-off, name, name-calling, offence, offense, slight, slur... more

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