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cut Verb

— If you make something shorter or divide it in pieces, you cut it. Jared cut the meat using his knife and fork. In the lumber mill, the logs are then cut into boards. — To hurt with a blade. I cut my hand. — To stop something. They cut the electricity. — To edit, shorten, or censor (a film). The film was cut by ten minutes. — If you remove something to put it somewhere else, you cut it. Ben cut the text from the Word document and pasted it into another. — If the picture changes from one scene to another, the scene cuts to another.

cut Noun

— A scratch, opening in the skin or a surface. She had a cut on her arm. — A reduction; lessening. There was a cut in prices. — A small piece removed by cutting is a cut. I will take a cut of beef.

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

deck Noun

— A deck is the floor of a ship. The sailors had to clean the top deck. — A deck is the space between the floors of a ship. The cannons were lined up in the gun deck. — A deck is something that is like the floor of a ship. We sat on the top deck of the bus. — A deck is the outside floor of a house or building without a roof. We went out onto the observation deck at the top of the tall building. — A deck is the surface of a bridge. The bridge was closed while the deck was being repaired. — A deck is a pack of playing cards. Before playing poker, you need to shuffle the deck. — A deck is a packet of drugs.

deck Verb

— When you deck something, you dress it up. We had to deck out the room with ribbons for the party. — If you deck someone, you knock them down to the floor. He was so angry, I thought he would deck me.