transitive. To cut; †to kill by cutting.

transitive. To cut, v.: formerly the ordinary word for that action in all its varieties.

transitive. To penetrate with an edged instrument which severs the continuity of the substance; to wound or injure with a sharp-edged instrument…

transitive. To cut into, or cut open, by means of a sharp instrument or weapon; to divide or sever by making a long straight cut or fissure…

transitive. To cut or chop (something) roughly, as with an axe or other heavy cutting tool or weapon; esp. to fell, cut, or trim (wood, a tree, a…

transitive. To cut or pierce with a sharp instrument; to tear; to scratch. In later use: spec. to slit (a sheep's ear). Now rare.

transitive. To cut with a quick and heavy blow; now always with a hewing, hacking instrument, as an axe or cleaver; formerly also with a sword.

transitive. To cut or wound with a sweep or stroke of a sharp weapon or instrument; to gash, †hew.

The alliterative phrase cut and carve goes back to the 14th cent. when the two words were equivalent, and cut was beginning to take the place of carve…

transitive. To slash, strike swiftly; also, to dash, throw violently down. Obsolete.

transitive. To slash or cut.

transitive. To slice or cut; to split.

transitive. To scratch or tear with something sharp; to cut or slash; to lacerate. In later use (chiefly Nautical): to mark (timber, a barrel, etc.)…

transitive. To tear; to scratch, to cut. Now rare.

transitive. To scratch or tear with something sharp; to cut, slit, or slash (esp. the skin or clothing). Also figurative. Obsolete.

transitive. To make an incision or incisions in (esp. the flesh); to cut, score, gash. Formerly also †intransitive. Now rare.

transitive. To cut as with a blow; to lop.

transitive. To slit or split; to cut or rip up.

transitive. To tear, cut, or scratch, esp. deeply. Also occasionally intransitive.

transitive. To slash with a knife.

transitive. To cut, carve, engrave; to scrape, scratch.

transitive. To cut or slash. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To cut, to slash.

transitive. ? To make slits in.

To cut into (a hard material). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To cut into or through; to cut short, truncate; (now) esp. to nip or snip off.

To cut, to cut up or off, by or as by scissors or some similar cutting instrument.

transitive. To cut, slash, hack. Obsolete.

transitive. To cut. Only in passive.

transitive. To slice, cut.

To cut into, make an incision in.

transitive. To chop or split (something, esp. wood) into pieces by means of sharp, heavy blows from an axe or similar implement. In later use Englis…

To cut or carve (something) with a wriggly or sinuous pattern; to slash. Obsolete.

transitive. = insect, v.1

transitive. = carbonado, v. (in extended use).

transitive. = carbonado, v. Frequently in extended use.

transitive. To cut into.

transitive. To cut.

transitive. To cut.

transitive. To cut, snip, clip, nick. Also with off, out.

To cut a slot or slots in; to furnish with a slot. Also with out.

transitive. To cut (off).

transitive. To pierce, cut into (in fighting or carving); to cut or break into, so as to use.

trans. and intr. Used to express the proper or improper action of various tools, implements, and… Of a file, saw, etc.: To make an impression upon…