Cut vs. Copy — What's the Difference?
Edited by Tayyaba Rehman — By Fiza Rafique — Updated on May 14, 2024
Cut removes the selected item from its original location, transferring it elsewhere, whereas copy creates a duplicate of the item that remains in its original place.
Difference Between Cut and Copy
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Key Differences
When you cut a piece of text, image, or file, it is removed from its current location and placed on the clipboard, ready to be moved to a new location. In contrast, copying leaves the original content intact and places a duplicate on the clipboard.
Cutting is typically used when you want to move data from one place to another without leaving the original behind. On the other hand, copying is used when you need to duplicate data and use it in multiple places without altering the original.
After cutting, the original content is no longer visible in its initial location until it is pasted somewhere else. Whereas, after copying, the original content remains visible and unchanged.
The cut function is often represented by a pair of scissors icon in software applications, symbolizing the removal of the section. Conversely, the copy function is usually symbolized by two overlapping papers, indicating the duplication of data.
The availability of the cut option might be restricted in certain contexts (like some read-only files or certain software applications) because it alters the original content. However, the copy function is generally always available as it does not modify the original data.
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Comparison Chart
Result on Original
Removes it
Leaves it unchanged
Icon Representation
Scissors
Two overlapping papers
Clipboard Content
Single instance, to be pasted once
Duplicate, can be pasted multiple times
Usage Context
To move data
To duplicate data
Availability
Sometimes restricted
Generally always available
Compare with Definitions
Cut
Often restricted in read-only contexts.
You cannot cut text from a PDF viewer as it is read-only.
Copy
Duplicates the selected content without removing it.
Copy the quote and use it in your essay introduction.
Cut
Activated via Ctrl+X in most software.
Press Ctrl+X to cut the selected files from your folder.
Copy
Keeps the original data intact and unchanged.
Copy the file to another directory without altering the original.
Cut
Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object
When fruit is cut open, it goes brown
He cut his big toe on a sharp stone
Copy
Symbolized by two overlapping papers.
Click the double paper icon to copy your selection.
Cut
Remove (something) from something larger by using a sharp implement
I cut his photograph out of the paper
Some prisoners had their right hands cut off
Copy
A thing made to be similar or identical to another
The problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy
Cut
Divide into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement
He cut his food up into teeny pieces
Cut the beef into thin slices
Copy
A single specimen of a particular book, record, or other publication or issue
The record has sold more than a million copies
Cut
Make or form (something) by using a sharp tool to remove material
Workmen cut a hole in the pipe
Copy
Matter to be printed
Copy for the next issue must be submitted by the beginning of the month
Cut
Trim or reduce the length of (grass, hair, etc.) by using a sharp implement
Cut back all the year's growth to about four leaves
Ted was cutting the lawn
Copy
A blank booklet or notebook used for schoolwork
You need a stock of exercise copies, A4 refill pads, and maths copies
Examinees will not be allowed to take pens, copies, or water bottles inside the test centre
Cut
Reduce the amount or quantity of
We're looking to cut down on the use of chemicals
They've cut back on costs
Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want
I should cut down my sugar intake
Copy
Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce
Each form had to be copied and sent to a different department
Cut
Ignore or refuse to recognize (someone)
They cut her in public
Copy
Imitate the style or behaviour of
Lifestyles that were copied from Miami and Fifth Avenue
Art students copied from approved old masters
Cut
(of a line) cross or intersect (another line)
Mark the point where the line cuts the vertical axis
Copy
Hear or understand someone speaking on a radio transmitter
This is Edwards, do you copy, over
Cut
Stop filming or recording
‘Cut’ shouted a voice, followed by ‘Could we do it again, please?’
Copy
An imitation or reproduction of an original; a duplicate
A copy of a painting.
Made two copies of the letter.
Cut
Divide a pack of playing cards by lifting a portion from the top, either to reveal a card at random or to place the top portion under the bottom portion
Let's cut for dealer
Copy
(Computers) A file that has the same data as another file
Stored on the server a copy of every document.
Cut
Strike or kick (a ball) with an abrupt, typically downward motion
Cook cut the ball back to him
Copy
One example of a printed text, picture, film, or recording
An autographed copy of a novel.
Cut
Mix (an illegal drug) with another substance
Speed cut with rat poison
Copy
Material, such as a manuscript, that is to be set in type.
Cut
Come up to expectations; meet requirements
This CD player doesn't quite cut it
Copy
The words to be printed or spoken in an advertisement.
Cut
A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane
He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife
Copy
Suitable source material for journalism
Celebrities make good copy.
Cut
A long, narrow incision in the skin made by something sharp
Blood ran from a cut on his jaw
Copy
To make a reproduction or copy of
Copied the note letter for letter.
Copied the file to a disk.
Cut
A wounding remark or act
His unkindest cut at Elizabeth was to call her heartless
Copy
To follow as a model or pattern; imitate.
Cut
The way or style in which something, especially a garment or someone's hair, is cut
The elegant cut of his dinner jacket
Copy
To include as an additional recipient of a written communication
Please copy me when you reply to her.
Cut
To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
Copy
To make a copy or copies.
Cut
To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever
Cut cloth with scissors.
Copy
To admit of being copied
Colored ink that does not copy well.
Cut
To sever the edges or ends of; shorten
Cut one's hair.
Copy
To hear clearly or understand something said by radio communication
Mayday. Do you copy?.
Cut
To mow, reap, or harvest
Cut grain.
Cut grass.
Copy
The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.
Please bring me the copies of those reports.
Cut
To fell by sawing; hew.
Copy
An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
That handbag is a copy. You can tell because the buckle is different.
Cut
To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums.
Copy
(journalism) The text that is to be typeset.
Cut
To form or shape by severing or incising
A doll that was cut from paper.
Copy
(journalism) A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy.
Cut
To form or shape by grinding
Cut a diamond.
Copy
The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
Cut
To form by penetrating, probing, or digging
Cut a trench.
Copy
(uncountable) The text of newspaper articles.
Submit all copy to the appropriate editor.
Cut
To exhibit the appearance or give the impression of
Cuts a fine figure on the dance floor.
Copy
A school work pad.
Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy.
Cut
To separate from a main body; detach
Cut a limb from a tree.
Copy
A printed edition of a book or magazine.
Have you seen the latest copy of "Newsweek" yet?
The library has several copies of the Bible.
Cut
To separate from a group
Cut a calf from a herd.
Copy
Writing paper of a particular size, called also bastard.
Cut
To discharge from a group or number
Had to cut six players from the team.
Copy
(obsolete) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example.
His virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.
Cut
To pass through or across; cross
A sailboat cutting the water.
Copy
(obsolete) An abundance or plenty of anything.
Cut
(Games) To divide (a deck of cards) into two parts, as in completing a shuffle or in exposing a card at random.
Copy
(obsolete) copyhold; tenure; lease
Cut
To reduce the size, extent, or duration of; curtail or shorten
Cut a payroll.
Cut a budget.
Cut the cooking time in half.
Copy
(genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.
Cut
To remove or delete
Cut a line from a poem.
Copy
(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.
Please copy these reports for me.
Cut
(Computers) To remove (a segment) from a document or graphics file for storage in a buffer.
Copy
(transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person).
Make sure you copy me on that important memo.
Cut
To lessen the strength of; dilute
Cut whiskey with water.
Copy
To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory.
Cut
To dissolve by breaking down the fat of
Soap cuts grease.
Copy
(transitive) To imitate.
Don't copy my dance moves.
Mom, he's copying me!
Cut
To injure the feelings of; hurt keenly.
Copy
(radio) To receive a transmission successfully.
Do you copy?
Cut
To refuse to speak to or recognize; snub
Cut me dead at the party.
Copy
An abundance or plenty of anything.
She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to serve his humor thus.
Cut
To fail to attend purposely
Cut a class.
Copy
An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue.
I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original.
Cut
(Informal) To cease; stop
Cut the noise.
Cut an engine.
Copy
An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addison.
Cut
To strike (a ball) so that it spins in a reverse direction.
Copy
That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.
Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the letters.
Cut
To throw or hit (a ball) on a curving trajectory.
Copy
Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.
Cut
To perform
Cut a caper.
Copy
A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper.
Cut
To make out and issue
Cut a check to cover travel expenses.
Copy
Copyhold; tenure; lease.
Cut
To arrange or reach (an agreement).
Copy
To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; - often with out, sometimes with off.
I like the work well; ere it be demanded(As like enough it will), I'd have it copied.
Let this be copied out,And keep it safe for our remembrance.
Cut
(Slang) To be able to manage; handle successfully
Couldn't cut the long hours anymore.
Copy
To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life.
We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
Cut
To stop filming (a movie scene).
Copy
To make a copy or copies; to imitate.
Cut
To record a performance on (a phonograph record or other medium).
Copy
To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well.
Some . . . never fail, when they copy, to follow the bad as well as the good things.
Cut
To make a recording of (a song, for example).
Copy
A reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
Cut
To edit (a movie or audio recording).
Copy
A secondary representation of an original;
She made a copy of the designer dress
Cut
Vulgar Slang To expel (a discharge of intestinal gas).
Copy
Matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
Cut
To injure (oneself) by penetrating the skin with a sharp object.
Copy
Material suitable for a journalistic account;
Catastrophes make good copy
Cut
To make an incision or a separation
Cut along the dotted line.
Copy
Copy down as is;
The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over
Cut
To allow incision or severing
Butter cuts easily.
Copy
Reproduce someone's behavior or looks;
The mime imitated the passers-by
Children often copy their parents or older siblings
Cut
To function as a sharp-edged instrument.
Copy
Biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of;
Replicate the cell
Copy the genetic information
Cut
To remove part of something, such as a text or film.
Copy
Make a replica of;
Copy that drawing
Re-create a picture by Rembrandt
Cut
(Computers) To remove a part of a document or graphics file and store it in a buffer.
Copy
Can be used multiple times from a single action.
Copy the logo and paste it onto every page of your presentation.
Cut
To grow through the gums. Used of teeth.
Copy
Activated via Ctrl+C in most software.
Press Ctrl+C to copy the highlighted data.
Cut
To injure someone's feelings
A remark that cut without mercy.
Cut
To change direction abruptly
Cut to the left at the next intersection.
Cut
To go directly and often hastily
Cut across a field.
Cut
(Games) To divide a pack of cards into two parts, especially in order to make a chance decision or selection.
Cut
To make an abrupt transition to another segment of film, video, or audio
Cut from one shot to another.
Cut
To be very astute and penetrating
An analysis that cuts deep.
Cut
To inflict self-injury by penetrating the skin with a sharp object.
Cut
The act of cutting.
Cut
The result of cutting, especially an opening or wound made by a sharp edge.
Cut
A part that has been cut from a main body
A cut of beef.
A cut of cloth.
Cut
A passage made by digging or probing.
Cut
The elimination or removal of a part
A cut in a speech.
Cut
A reduction
A cut in salary.
Cut
(Sports) The remainder of contestants in a competition, especially in golf, after some have been eliminated
Did very well but still missed the cut.
Cut
The style in which a garment is cut
A suit of traditional cut.
Cut
A haircut.
Cut
(Informal) A portion of profits or earnings; a share.
Cut
A wounding remark; an insult.
Cut
An unexcused absence, as from school or a class.
Cut
A step in a scale of value or quality; degree
A cut above the average.
Cut
An engraved block or plate.
Cut
A print made from such a block.
Cut
A stroke that causes a ball to spin in a reverse direction.
Cut
A curve in the trajectory of a ball or puck.
Cut
(Baseball) A swing of a bat.
Cut
(Games) The act of dividing a deck of cards into two parts, as before dealing.
Cut
One of the objects used in drawing lots.
Cut
A transition between segments of film, video, or audio.
Cut
A movie at a given stage in its editing
Approved the final cut for distribution.
Cut
A single selection of music from a recording, especially a phonograph recording.
Cut
Having the ends or edges cut
Admired his newly cut hair.
Cut
Having been cut or clipped off
Cut grass that blew in the wind.
Cut
(Printing) Having the page edge slit or trimmed. Used of a book.
Cut
Ground to a specific shape
Cut gemstones.
Cut
(Slang) Circumcised. Used of a man or boy.
Cut
(transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
Cut
To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
Cut
To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
Would you please cut the cake?
Cut
To form or shape by cutting.
I have three diamonds to cut today.
Cut
(slang) To wound with a knife.
Cut
(intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
The patient said she had been cutting since the age of thirteen.
Cut
To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
Cut
To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
Sarcasm cuts to the quick.
Cut
To castrate or geld.
To cut a horse
Cut
To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
Cut
(intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
Cut
To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
Cut
To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
Travis was cut from the team.
Cut
To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
Cut
To reduce, especially intentionally.
They're going to cut salaries by fifteen percent.
Cut
To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
I cut fifth period to hang out with Angela.
Cut
To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
After the incident at the dinner party, people started to cut him on the street.
Cut
To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy.
Cut
To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
Cut
To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application.
Cut
(intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
One student kept trying to cut in front of the line.
Cut
(intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
This road cuts right through downtown.
Cut
To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it. en
Cut
To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
Cut
(intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.
Cut
To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
If you cut then I'll deal.
Cut
To make or negotiate.
I'll cut a check for you.
I didn't deserve it, but he cut me a deal.
Cut
To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
The best malt whiskies are improved if they are cut with a dash of water.
The bartender cuts his beer to save money and now it's all watery.
Drug dealers sometimes cut cocaine with lidocaine.
Cut
(transitive) To exhibit (a quality).
Cut
(transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
The schoolchildren were told to cut the noise.
Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!
Cut
(sports) To 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.
Cut
(bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
Cut
To perform (a dancing movement etc.).
To cut a caper
Cut
(participial adjective) Having been cut.
Cut
Reduced.
The pitcher threw a cut fastball that was slower than his usual pitch.
Cut brandy is a liquor made of brandy and hard grain liquor.
Cut
(of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
Cut
Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
Cut
(bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
Cut
(informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
Cut
Emotionally hurt.
Cut
Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
Cut
The act of cutting.
He made a fine cut with his sword.
Cut
The result of cutting.
A smooth or clear cut
Cut
An opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
Look at this cut on my finger!
Cut
A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
A cut for a railroad
Cut
An artificial navigation channel as distinguished from a navigable river.
Cut
A share or portion of profits.
The bank robbers disbanded after everyone got their cut of the money.
Cut
A decrease.
The boss took a 5% pay cut.
Cut
(cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
Cut
(cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
Cut
(sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
Cut
(golf) In 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.
Cut
A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
The director asked the cast to note down the following cuts.
Cut
(cinema) A particular version or edit of a film.
The director's cut
Cut
(card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top.
Cut
(card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
Cut
The manner or style a garment etc. is fashioned in.
I like the cut of that suit.
Cut
A slab, especially of meat.
That’s our finest cut of meat.
Cut
(fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
Cut
A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
Cut
An unkind act; a cruelty.
Cut
A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified.
Cut
(archaeology) A 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.
Cut
A haircut.
Cut
(graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
Cut
(rail) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
Cut
An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
A book illustrated with fine cuts
Cut
(obsolete) A common workhorse; a gelding.
Cut
The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
Cut
A skein of yarn.
Cut
That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
Don't buy his coke: it's full of cut.
Cut
(fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
Cut
(bodybuilding) A time period when one tries to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
Cut
(slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
Cut
The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
Cut
An instruction to cease recording.
Cut
To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide.
You must cut this flesh from off his breast.
Before the whistling winds the vessels fly,With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way.
Cut
To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap.
Thy servants can skill to cut timer.
Cut
To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as, to cut the hair; to cut the nails.
Cut
To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.
Cut
To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out.
Why should a man. whose blood is warm within,Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?
Loopholes cut through thickest shade.
Cut
To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce; to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.
The man was cut to the heart.
Cut
To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles.
Cut
To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in the street; to cut one's acquaintance.
Cut
To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a recitation. etc.
An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the shop whenever he can do so with impunity.
Cut
To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
Cut
To drive (an object ball) to either side by hitting it fine on the other side with the cue ball or another object ball.
Cut
To strike (a ball) with the racket inclined or struck across the ball so as to put a certain spin on the ball.
Cut
To drive (a ball) to one side by hitting with another ball.
I would to God, . . . The king had cut off my brother's.
Cut
To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing; as, a knife cuts well.
Cut
To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
Panels of white wood that cuts like cheese.
Cut
To perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument.
He saved the lives of thousands by his manner of cutting for the stone.
Cut
To make a stroke with a whip.
Cut
To interfere, as a horse.
Cut
To move or make off quickly.
Cut
To divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be dealt.
Cut
An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut.
Cut
A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip.
Cut
That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight.
Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, snapped his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed.
Cut
A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad.
This great cut or ditch Secostris . . . purposed to have made a great deal wider and deeper.
Cut
The surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut.
Cut
A portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of beef; a cut of timber.
It should be understood, moreover, . . . that the group are not arbitrary cuts, but natural groups or types.
Cut
An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts.
Cut
The act of dividing a pack cards.
Cut
Manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style; fashion; as, the cut of a garment.
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut.
Cut
A common work horse; a gelding.
He'll buy me a cut, forth for to ride.
Cut
The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
Cut
A skein of yarn.
Cut
A slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin so given to the ball.
Cut
A stroke on the off side between point and the wicket; also, one who plays this stroke.
Now draweth cut . . . The which that hath the shortest shall begin.
Cut
Gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument.
Cut
Formed or shaped as by cutting; carved.
Cut
Overcome by liquor; tipsy.
Cut
The act of reducing the amount or number;
The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget
Cut
A wound made by cutting;
He put a bandage over the cut
Cut
A piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
Cut
A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc;
He played the first cut on the cd
The title track of the album
Cut
The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
Cut
A share of the profits;
Everyone got a cut of the earnings
Cut
A step on some scale;
He is a cut above the the rest
Cut
A trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
Cut
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next;
The cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
Cut
The act of cutting something into parts;
His cuts were skillful
His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
Cut
The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage;
An editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
Cut
The style in which a garment is cut;
A dress of traditional cut
Cut
The act of shortening something by cutting off the ends;
The barber gave him a good cut
Cut
In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball;
He took a vicious cut at the ball
Cut
A remark capable of wounding mentally;
The unkindest cut of all
Cut
A canal made by erosion or excavation
Cut
A refusal to recognize someone you know;
The snub was clearly intentional
Cut
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball;
Cuts do not bother a good tennis player
Cut
The division of a deck of cards before dealing;
He insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal
The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
Cut
An unexcused absence from class;
He was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class
Cut
Separate with or as if with an instrument;
Cut the rope
Cut
Cut down on; make a reduction in;
Reduce your daily fat intake
The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Cut
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly;
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right
Cut
Make an incision or separation;
Cut along the dotted line
Cut
Discharge from a group;
The coach cut two players from the team
Cut
Form by probing, penetrating, or digging;
Cut a hole
Cut trenches
The sweat cut little rivulets into her face
Cut
Style and tailor in a certain fashion;
Cut a dress
Cut
Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction;
Cut a pingpong ball
Cut
Make out and issue;
Write out a check
Cut a ticket
Please make the check out to me
Cut
Cut and assemble the components of;
Edit film
Cut recording tape
Cut
Intentionally fail to attend;
Cut class
Cut
Informal: be able to manage or manage successfully;
I can't hack it anymore
She could not cut the long days in the office
Cut
Give the appearance or impression of;
Cut a nice figure
Cut
Move (one's fist);
His opponent cut upward toward his chin
Cut
Pass directly and often in haste;
We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner
Cut
Pass through or across;
The boat cut the water
Cut
Make an abrupt change of image or sound;
Cut from one scene to another
Cut
Stop filming;
Cut a movie scene
Cut
Make a recording of;
Cut the songs
She cut all of her major titles again
Cut
Record a performance on (a medium);
Cut a record
Cut
Create by duplicating data;
Cut a disk
Burn a CD
Cut
Form or shape by cutting or incising;
Cut paper dolls
Cut
Perform or carry out;
Cut a caper
Cut
Function as a cutting instrument;
This knife cuts well
Cut
Allow incision or separation;
This bread cuts easily
Cut
Divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult;
Wayne cut
She cut the deck for a long time
Cut
Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch;
Turn off the stereo, please
Cut the engine
Turn out the lights
Cut
Reap or harvest;
Cut grain
Cut
Fell by sawing; hew;
The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia
Cut
Penetrate injuriously;
The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead
Cut
Refuse to acknowledge;
She cut him dead at the meeting
Cut
Shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of;
Cut my hair
Cut
Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things;
We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
Cut
Dissolve by breaking down the fat of;
Soap cuts grease
Cut
Have a reducing effect;
This cuts into my earnings
Cut
Cease, stop;
Cut the noise
We had to cut short the conversation
Cut
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
The manuscript must be shortened
Cut
Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
Cut bourbon
Cut
Have grow through the gums;
The baby cut a tooth
Cut
Grow through the gums;
The new tooth is cutting
Cut
Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses);
The vet gelded the young horse
Cut
Separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument;
The cut surface was mottled
Cut tobacco
Blood from his cut forehead
Bandages on her cut wrists
Cut
Fashioned or shaped by cutting;
A well-cut suit
Cut diamonds
Cut velvet
Cut
With parts removed;
The drastically cut film
Cut
Made neat and tidy by trimming;
His neatly trimmed hair
Cut
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine;
The smell of new-mown hay
Cut
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit;
The cut pages of the book
Cut
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed;
A cut horse
Cut
Having a long rip or tear;
A split lip
Cut
Wounded by cutting deeply;
Got a gashed arm in a knife fight
Had a slashed cheek from the broken glass
Cut
Cut down;
The tree is down
Cut
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply;
The slashed prices attracted buyers
Cut
Mixed with water;
Sold cut whiskey
A cup of thinned soup
Cut
Removes selected content from the original source.
Cut the paragraph and paste it into the summary document.
Cut
The command that transfers content to the clipboard for relocation.
Use the cut function to rearrange the sections of your report.
Cut
Depicted with scissors icon in toolbars.
Click the scissors icon to cut the selected text.
Common Curiosities
Can cut content be restored?
Yes, until it's overwritten by new clipboard data or pasted back.
What does the copy function do?
It duplicates the selected item while leaving the original in place.
How many times can you paste copied content?
Copied content can be pasted multiple times.
What does the cut function do?
It removes the selected item from its location to move it elsewhere.
Are there icons that typically represent cut and copy?
Yes, scissors for cut and overlapping papers for copy.
Is there a limit to the size of the data you can cut or copy?
Generally, no, but practical limits depend on system resources.
How do cut and copy functions affect system performance?
They generally have minimal impact unless dealing with large amounts of data.
Is cut available in all software applications?
No, it's not available where content modification is restricted.
Can you use keyboard shortcuts for cutting and copying?
Yes, Ctrl+X for cut and Ctrl+C for copy.
What happens to the clipboard when you cut versus when you copy?
Cut places the item on the clipboard for one-time pasting, while copy allows multiple pastings.
How do permissions affect the ability to cut or copy?
Permissions may restrict cutting if altering the content is not allowed.
Can you cut or copy from a write-protected file?
You can copy from it, but not cut.
What are the risks of using cut over copy?
If interrupted, cut could result in loss of data.
Can I undo a cut or copy operation?
Copy, yes always; cut, only until it’s pasted elsewhere.
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