cut
/kʌt/verb
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काटना; (किसी चीज़ में) चीरा या घाव लगाना
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[T] ~ sth
to make an opening or a wound in something with a sharp tool
काटना; (किसी चीज़ में) चीरा या घाव लगाना
- She cut her finger on a piece of glass.
- He cut his thumb while peeling potatoes for dinner.
- Be careful not to cut your hand with that knife.
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- He cut his foot on a sharp stone while walking on the beach.
- Radhika cut herself while opening the tin.
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[T] ~ sth (from sth) | ~ sth (into sth)
to divide something into pieces, or remove a piece, with a knife or scissors
काटकर टुकड़े करना; (टुकड़ा) काटकर अलग करना
- Cut the cake into eight pieces.
- The tailor cut the cloth carefully with a large pair of scissors.
- She cut the bread into thin slices.
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- Cut the paper along the dotted line.
- The farmer cut the sugarcane with a sharp blade.
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[T] ~ sth
to make something shorter by cutting
(बाल, घास, नाखून आदि) काटकर छोटा करना
- He cuts the grass every week.
- The barber cut my hair very short before the interview.
- I need to cut my nails before the interview.
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- The gardener cut the hedge neatly.
- Radhika cut her long hair for the summer.
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[T] ~ sth
to reduce the amount or number of something
(खर्च, दाम, संख्या में) कटौती करना
- The company has cut 200 jobs.
- The bank has cut interest rates for the third time this year.
- The government plans to cut taxes for small shops.
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- We must cut our expenses this month.
- The film was cut to two hours for television.
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[C]
a wound or an opening made by something sharp
घाव, चीरा
- a deep cut on his hand
- The doctor cleaned and bandaged the cut on her knee.
- The cut on his arm healed within a week.
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- She put a plaster on the small cut.
- The doctor said the cut was not deep.
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[C] ~ (in sth)
a reduction in amount, size or supply
कटौती
- a cut in interest rates
- power cuts
- There was a power cut for three hours last night.
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- The company announced a ten per cent cut in salaries.
- A cut in the bus fare will help ordinary families.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cut + object + with sth
Name the instrument with the preposition with. The thing that is cut is the direct object.
काटने के औज़ार को बताने के लिए preposition 'with' आता है; जिसे काटा जाए वह direct object होता है।
- Cut the paper with scissors.
cut sth into pieces / in half
Into shows what the thing becomes after cutting, while in half and in two are the usual fixed phrases for equal parts.
'Into' बताता है कि काटने के बाद वस्तु क्या बन गई; बराबर भागों के लिए 'in half' और 'in two' स्थिर वाक्यांश हैं।
- She cut the roti into four pieces.
- Cut the apple in half.
cut (irregular verb)
Cut, cut, cut: the form does not change in the past tense or the past participle. Only the context shows the tense.
Cut, cut, cut: past tense और past participle में रूप नहीं बदलता; काल केवल संदर्भ से पहचाना जाता है।
- He cut his finger yesterday.
- Prices have been cut.
cut sth by / cut back on
To reduce an amount, use cut by for the size of the reduction and cut back on for spending less of something.
मात्रा घटाने में कटौती का परिमाण 'cut by' से और किसी चीज़ पर खर्च घटाना 'cut back on' से बताया जाता है।
- The company cut costs by ten per cent.
- We must cut back on sugar.
have your hair cut (causative)
Use have + object + past participle when somebody else does the cutting for you.
जब कटाई कोई और करे, तब have + object + past participle संरचना का प्रयोग होता है।
- I had my hair cut before the interview.
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cut + noun
costspricestaxesbudgetsalarypower supply
- The government cut taxes on petrol.
कमी करने के अर्थ में 'cut' इन संज्ञाओं के साथ आता है।
adverb + cut
sharplydeeplydrasticallyneatlybadly
- Funding was drastically cut.
a cut in / of
a cut in pricesa pay cuta power cuta cut of ten per cent
- There was a long power cut last night.
cut + particle
cut downcut offcut outcut incut up
- The village was cut off by the floods.
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- The tailor cut the cloth to size.
दर्ज़ी ने कपड़ा नाप के अनुसार काटा।
- The scene was cut from the final film.
वह दृश्य अंतिम फ़िल्म से काट दिया गया।
- Cutting the cake is a part of the birthday tradition.
केक काटना जन्मदिन की परंपरा का एक हिस्सा है।
- The bank has cut interest rates on savings.
बैंक ने बचत पर ब्याज दरें घटा दी हैं।
- A paper cut can be quite painful.
कागज़ से लगी खरोंच काफ़ी दर्दनाक हो सकती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He cutted the rope.
✓ He cut the rope.
Cut is irregular; its past tense is also cut, never cutted.
'Cut' अनियमित क्रिया है; उसका past tense भी 'cut' ही है, 'cutted' नहीं।
✗ I cut my hair from the barber.
✓ I had my hair cut by the barber.
When a barber does the cutting, the causative have + object + past participle is needed.
जब नाई बाल काटता है, तब causative संरचना have + object + past participle आवश्यक है।
✗ He cut off with the knife the apple.
✓ He cut the apple with a knife.
Keep the object directly after the verb and place the instrument phrase afterwards.
Object को क्रिया के तुरंत बाद रखें और औज़ार वाला वाक्यांश उसके बाद लगाएँ।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Cut, slice and chop all mean dividing with a blade, but the result is different in each case.
Cut, slice और chop तीनों का अर्थ धारदार वस्तु से विभाजित करना है, पर परिणाम हर बार भिन्न है।
The general word for dividing or reducing with a sharp edge.
धारदार वस्तु से बाँटने या घटाने का सामान्य शब्द।
- Cut the string.
To cut into thin, flat pieces, such as bread or onions.
ब्रेड या प्याज़ जैसी वस्तु को पतले, चपटे टुकड़ों में काटना।
- Slice the cucumber.
To cut into rough pieces with heavy strokes.
भारी वार से मोटे टुकड़ों में काटना।
- Chop the firewood.
¶Idioms 10
cut corners
to do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often by ignoring rules
(समय या पैसा बचाने के लिए) काम में लापरवाही बरतना
- Don't cut corners while revising grammar.
cut and dried
decided in a way that cannot be changed or argued about
पहले से तय, पूर्णतः निश्चित
- The case is not as cut and dried as it seems.
- By the time we arrived, the decision was already cut and dried.
cut sb/sth short
to interrupt sb or stop sth before it is finished
किसी को बीच में टोक देना; किसी काम को बीच में ही रोक देना
- She cut me short before I could explain.
- Their holiday was cut short by bad news from home.
cut it out!
used to tell sb to stop doing sth annoying
बस करो!, बंद करो यह!
- Cut it out, you two! I'm trying to study.
- Cut it out — that joke isn't funny any more.
cut to the chase
to start talking about the most important thing without wasting time
सीधे मुद्दे की बात पर आना
- Let's cut to the chase — how much will it cost?
- I don't have much time, so I'll cut to the chase.
cut sb some slack
to treat sb less strictly than usual because of their situation
किसी के साथ थोड़ी नरमी बरतना, कुछ ढील देना
- Cut her some slack — she's been ill all week.
- The manager cut the new staff some slack in their first month.
be cut out for sth / be cut out to be sth
to have the qualities and abilities needed for sth
किसी काम के लिए बना होना, उपयुक्त होना
- I'm not cut out for a desk job.
- Radhika was clearly cut out to be a teacher.
a cut above sb/sth
better than other people or things
(दूसरों से) बेहतर; एक दर्जा ऊपर
- This restaurant is a cut above the others in town.
- Her work is always a cut above the rest.
cut sb dead
to pretend that you have not seen sb; to refuse to say hello to sb (British)
(किसी को) देखकर भी अनदेखा कर देना
- She cut me dead in the street.
- After the quarrel, he cut his cousin dead.
the cut and thrust (of sth)
the lively way in which people argue or compete in a particular situation
(बहस या मुक़ाबले की) गहमागहमी और नोक-झोंक
- She enjoys the cut and thrust of political debate.
- He missed the cut and thrust of the courtroom.
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cut down (on sth)
to reduce the amount of something that you use or do
(किसी चीज़ का प्रयोग) कम करना
- You should cut down on sugar.
cut sth down
to make a tree fall by cutting it at the base
(पेड़) काटकर गिराना
- Hundreds of trees were cut down for the road.
cut sb/sth off
to stop the supply of something; to interrupt somebody
(आपूर्ति) बंद कर देना; (किसी की बात) बीच में काट देना
- Their electricity was cut off.
cut in (on sb/sth)
to interrupt somebody's conversation
(बातचीत में) बीच में बोल पड़ना
- She kept cutting in on our conversation.
cut back (on sth)
to reduce something, especially an amount of money that is spent
(ख़र्च आदि में) कटौती करना
- We need to cut back on electricity bills.
cut sth out / cut out
to remove something by cutting; to stop doing or eating something; (of an engine) to stop working suddenly
काटकर निकालना; (कोई आदत या चीज़) छोड़ देना; (इंजन का) अचानक बंद हो जाना
- She cut the photo out of the magazine.
- The doctor told him to cut out sugar.
- The car engine cut out in the middle of the road.
cut sth up
to cut something into small pieces
छोटे टुकड़ों में काटना
- Cut up the vegetables before you heat the oil.
cut across sth
to affect or be true for different groups that usually stay separate; to take a shorter way across something
(सीमाओं या वर्गों के) पार होना, सब पर लागू होना; आर-पार छोटे रास्ते से जाना
- The problem of unemployment cuts across all classes.
- We cut across the park to save time.
cut through sth
to make a path through sth by cutting; to deal quickly with sth that is complicated
काटकर रास्ता बनाना; किसी उलझन को जल्दी सुलझाना
- They cut through the jungle.
- We need to cut through the red tape.