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accounting cut your cheque and send it at once. 11 cut back. a<br />

See 5, above. b See 8, above. 12 Often, cut dead. snub,<br />

slight, spurn, shun, ignore, give the cold shoulder (to):<br />

Cornelia had the gall to cut Jason dead at his own party. 13<br />

cut down. a fell, chop or hew down: Don't cut down that tree!<br />

b kill, cut <strong>of</strong>f, murder, assassinate: He was cut down in his<br />

prime. 14 cut in. interrupt, intrude, interfere, Colloq butt<br />

in: Please don't cut in on our conversation. 15 cut <strong>of</strong>f. a<br />

cleave, sever, chop or lop or hack <strong>of</strong>f: Cut the branch <strong>of</strong>f near<br />

the trunk. b intercept, interrupt, discontinue, end, stop,<br />

terminate, break <strong>of</strong>f: <strong>The</strong>re was a click and our phone<br />

conversation was cut <strong>of</strong>f. c separate, sever, split, estrange:<br />

He's been cut <strong>of</strong>f from the family for years. d disinherit,<br />

disown, reject: She was cut <strong>of</strong>f with a shilling. 16 cut out.<br />

a delete, remove, excise, strike or cross out, edit out, omit,<br />

cut, kill, Technical dele: <strong>The</strong> publishers made me cut out parts<br />

<strong>of</strong> the book that they were advised might be libellous. b<br />

extract, excise, remove, resect: My appendix was cut out years<br />

ago. c stop, cease, desist (from), quit: Whenever it rains the<br />

engine cuts out. Cut out the clowning around. d suit, equip,<br />

fit: I don't think Cyril's cut out to be a lumberjack. e plan,<br />

prepare, ready, organize, destine: He certainly has his work<br />

cut out for him! 17 cut up. a chop (up), dice, cube, mince,<br />

cut, divide (up), carve (up): Cut the celery up very small. b<br />

misbehave: <strong>The</strong> football supporters began to cut up rough. 18<br />

cut up rough. get angry, lose one's temper, show resentment:<br />

<strong>The</strong> driver began to cut up rough when I refused to pay.<br />

--n. 19 gash, slash, incision, nick, wound: I got a nasty cut<br />

from that razor. 20 share, portion, percentage, piece,<br />

dividend, commission: Blatchley gets a cut on every car we<br />

sell. 21 reduction, cut-back, curtailment, decrease: <strong>The</strong><br />

government's cuts in spending affect us all. 22 deletion,<br />

excision, omission: <strong>The</strong> author refuses to approve the cuts in<br />

the script. 23 affront, insult, <strong>of</strong>fence, slight, snub, dig,<br />

jibe, slap in the face, cold shoulder: <strong>The</strong> unkindest cut was<br />

the accusation <strong>of</strong> cheating. 24 engraving, plate: This cut is<br />

too badly worn for use now. 25 artwork, picture, illustration,<br />

plate, drawing, line cut, line engraving, half-tone: <strong>The</strong> book<br />

has 300 cuts and only 20 pages <strong>of</strong> text.<br />

--adj. 26 separated, detached, severed: I prefer cut flowers<br />

to a plant. 27 abridged, abbreviated, cut-down, shortened,

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