Cut vs. Nicked — What's the Difference?
Edited by Tayyaba Rehman — By Maham Liaqat — Updated on May 18, 2024
Cut refers to a more significant separation or incision in an object or surface, while nicked describes a minor, superficial cut or small notch.
Difference Between Cut and Nicked
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Key Differences
Cut typically implies a more substantial incision or separation in an object, surface, or material. It can vary in depth and severity, ranging from a simple paper cut to a deep wound. Nicked, on the other hand, refers to a minor and superficial cut or small notch. It usually indicates a less severe damage that doesn’t penetrate deeply.
A cut is often more noticeable and can involve significant damage or alteration. For example, cutting wood involves a deliberate and deep incision. Nicked is more about slight and often accidental damage, such as nicking the edge of a table.
In terms of injuries, a cut may require medical attention if deep, while a nicked injury is typically minor and can often be treated with simple first aid.
Cut also has broader applications, such as cutting ties (ending relationships) or cutting a scene in filmmaking, indicating its versatility. Nicked remains specific to small, superficial damages or marks.
Comparison Chart
Severity
Generally more severe
Minor and superficial
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Depth
Can be deep or shallow
Usually shallow
Usage
Broad applications (objects, materials, metaphorical)
Specific to small notches or scratches
Context
Can be deliberate or accidental
Often accidental and minor
Medical Attention
May require significant care
Typically requires minimal care
Compare with Definitions
Cut
To make an incision or divide with a sharp tool.
She cut the paper with scissors.
Nicked
To make a small, shallow cut or notch.
He nicked the edge of the table with his key.
Cut
To remove or separate by cutting.
The butcher cut the meat into pieces.
Nicked
To injure slightly with a small cut.
She nicked herself while shaving.
Cut
To reduce or lessen.
They cut the budget by 10%.
Nicked
To make a small indentation.
The car bumper was nicked in the parking lot.
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
Nicked
To cause a minor imperfection.
The mirror's edge was nicked, but it was still usable.
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
Nicked
A shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface
Nicks in the table.
Razor nicks on his chin.
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
Nicked
Chiefly British Slang A prison or police station.
Cut
Make or form (something) by using a sharp tool to remove material
Workmen cut a hole in the pipe
Nicked
(Printing) A groove down the side of a piece of type used to ensure that it is correctly placed.
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
Nicked
To cut a nick or notch in.
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
Nicked
To cut into and wound slightly
A sliver of glass nicked my hand.
Cut
Ignore or refuse to recognize (someone)
They cut her in public
Nicked
To cut short; check
Nicked an impulse to flee.
Cut
(of a line) cross or intersect (another line)
Mark the point where the line cuts the vertical axis
Nicked
(Slang) To cheat, especially by overcharging.
Cut
Stop filming or recording
‘Cut’ shouted a voice, followed by ‘Could we do it again, please?’
Nicked
To steal.
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
Nicked
To arrest.
Cut
Strike or kick (a ball) with an abrupt, typically downward motion
Cook cut the ball back to him
Nicked
Simple past tense and past participle of nick
Cut
Mix (an illegal drug) with another substance
Speed cut with rat poison
Nicked
Having one or more nicks; notched.
Cut
Come up to expectations; meet requirements
This CD player doesn't quite cut it
Nicked
Stolen.
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
Nicked
Captured (by police); arrested.
Cut
A long, narrow incision in the skin made by something sharp
Blood ran from a cut on his jaw
Nicked
To damage superficially.
The knife blade was nicked after hitting the bone.
Cut
A wounding remark or act
His unkindest cut at Elizabeth was to call her heartless
Cut
The way or style in which something, especially a garment or someone's hair, is cut
The elegant cut of his dinner jacket
Cut
To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
Cut
To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever
Cut cloth with scissors.
Cut
To sever the edges or ends of; shorten
Cut one's hair.
Cut
To mow, reap, or harvest
Cut grain.
Cut grass.
Cut
To fell by sawing; hew.
Cut
To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums.
Cut
To form or shape by severing or incising
A doll that was cut from paper.
Cut
To form or shape by grinding
Cut a diamond.
Cut
To form by penetrating, probing, or digging
Cut a trench.
Cut
To exhibit the appearance or give the impression of
Cuts a fine figure on the dance floor.
Cut
To separate from a main body; detach
Cut a limb from a tree.
Cut
To separate from a group
Cut a calf from a herd.
Cut
To discharge from a group or number
Had to cut six players from the team.
Cut
To pass through or across; cross
A sailboat cutting the water.
Cut
(Games) To divide (a deck of cards) into two parts, as in completing a shuffle or in exposing a card at random.
Cut
To reduce the size, extent, or duration of; curtail or shorten
Cut a payroll.
Cut a budget.
Cut the cooking time in half.
Cut
To remove or delete
Cut a line from a poem.
Cut
(Computers) To remove (a segment) from a document or graphics file for storage in a buffer.
Cut
To lessen the strength of; dilute
Cut whiskey with water.
Cut
To dissolve by breaking down the fat of
Soap cuts grease.
Cut
To injure the feelings of; hurt keenly.
Cut
To refuse to speak to or recognize; snub
Cut me dead at the party.
Cut
To fail to attend purposely
Cut a class.
Cut
(Informal) To cease; stop
Cut the noise.
Cut an engine.
Cut
To strike (a ball) so that it spins in a reverse direction.
Cut
To throw or hit (a ball) on a curving trajectory.
Cut
To perform
Cut a caper.
Cut
To make out and issue
Cut a check to cover travel expenses.
Cut
To arrange or reach (an agreement).
Cut
(Slang) To be able to manage; handle successfully
Couldn't cut the long hours anymore.
Cut
To stop filming (a movie scene).
Cut
To record a performance on (a phonograph record or other medium).
Cut
To make a recording of (a song, for example).
Cut
To edit (a movie or audio recording).
Cut
Vulgar Slang To expel (a discharge of intestinal gas).
Cut
To injure (oneself) by penetrating the skin with a sharp object.
Cut
To make an incision or a separation
Cut along the dotted line.
Cut
To allow incision or severing
Butter cuts easily.
Cut
To function as a sharp-edged instrument.
Cut
To remove part of something, such as a text or film.
Cut
(Computers) To remove a part of a document or graphics file and store it in a buffer.
Cut
To grow through the gums. Used of teeth.
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
To injure by making an incision.
He cut his finger while chopping vegetables.
Cut
To interrupt or stop.
The director cut the scene abruptly.
Common Curiosities
Can "cut" refer to metaphorical separations?
Yes, "cut" can be used metaphorically, such as cutting ties or cutting a scene in a film.
Does a "cut" require more medical attention than a "nick"?
Generally, yes. A cut can be deep and may need significant care, whereas a nick is usually minor.
Can you "cut" materials other than flesh?
Yes, you can cut various materials like paper, wood, fabric, etc.
What kind of tool can cause a "cut"?
Any sharp tool like a knife, scissors, or saw can cause a cut.
Is "nicked" always minor?
Yes, "nicked" implies a small, superficial damage.
Is "nicked" used in non-physical contexts?
Rarely, "nicked" is mainly used for physical, minor cuts or damages.
Can "cut" be used in cooking?
Yes, such as cutting vegetables or meat.
What is the primary difference between "cut" and "nicked"?
"Cut" refers to a more significant incision, while "nicked" indicates a minor, superficial cut.
Is "nicked" used for deliberate actions?
Nicking is often accidental but can be deliberate in specific contexts.
What usually causes a "nick"?
Small, sharp objects or minor accidents often cause nicks.
Can a "cut" be shallow?
Yes, cuts can range from shallow to deep.
How do you treat a "nick"?
Usually, cleaning and a small bandage suffice for a nick.
Can "nicked" refer to damaged objects?
Yes, it can describe minor damages to objects like furniture or tools.
Is a "cut" more visible than a "nick"?
Generally, yes. A cut is often more noticeable and significant than a nick.
How do you treat a "cut"?
Treatment varies from simple first aid to stitches, depending on severity.
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