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Phrasal verbs starting with "cut"

17 phrasal verbs use this verb

cut about
C1

To move around casually or travel about an area; also, to slash or cut something in multiple places.

cut across
B1

To take a shorter route by going diagonally across something; or to affect or apply to many different groups at once.

cut along
B1

An informal, somewhat old-fashioned way of telling someone to leave or go away.

cut away
B1

To remove something by cutting it; or in film/TV, to switch suddenly to a different shot or scene.

cut back
B1

To reduce the amount, size, or extent of something, especially spending or activity; also to prune a plant.

cut down
A2

To reduce the amount of something; to fell a tree; or to knock someone down or kill them.

cut in
B1

To interrupt a conversation or activity; to move in front of someone else in a queue or in traffic; to ask someone to dance.

cut into
B1

To make a cut or incision into a surface; or to reduce or take a significant portion from something.

cut it out
A2

An informal command telling someone to stop doing something annoying or unacceptable.

cut it up
B1

To cut something into pieces; informally, to perform or show off energetically on a dance floor or in a performance.

cut off
A2

To separate something by cutting; to stop a supply; to interrupt someone; or to isolate someone from others.

cut on
C1

A regional American expression meaning to turn on or activate a device or light.

cut out
B1

To remove something by cutting; to stop doing something; for an engine or machine to stop working suddenly; or to be naturally suited for so

cut round
B2

To cut along the edge or perimeter of something, following its outline.

cut through
B1

To move or cut directly through something, often a shortcut; or to deal with complexity clearly and directly.

cut under
C1

To offer a lower price than a competitor; to cut beneath the surface of something.

cut up
B1

To cut something into small pieces; to upset or distress someone emotionally; to behave in a silly or mischievous way.