cut

1. verb To stop doing something. You better cut these antics before your father gets home. Cut the eye-rolling, will you? Would you kids cut the complaining and try to enjoy this hike? Please?

2. verb To make a recording of something, usually musical. Our band is going out to LA to cut a demo. How long does it take to cut an album these days? I can't believe we're going to cut a record with such a famous producer!

3. noun A portion of the profits from something, such as a business venture. I better get a cut of this deal—I came up with the original concept! A: "He gets a cut too?" B: "Did he write any part of the song? Then yes, he gets a cut." Once Sarah heard how much money Mel was making at his new software company, she wanted a cut too.

4. noun A single song on an album or other compilation. Here's a cut from their latest record. How do we get one of our cuts into the hands of a DJ? Listen to the cut we made with that famous producer—it sounds incredible!

5. adjective, slang Circumcised. Guys who aren't cut can be self-conscious.

6. adjective, slang Having well-defined muscles, especially the abdominals. Did you see that lifeguard with his shirt off? He's really cut! Tom used to be a skinny little dude, but he spent the summer getting totally cut! Ugh, there are always these cut dudes who strut around the boardwalk with their shirts off, like they're going to impress someone or something.

7. adjective, slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really cut! Well, I must have been cut if I got up and did karaoke at the bar! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's totally cut.

cutting

1. Mean-spirited. Oh, I stopped listening to Drew a long time ago. All he does is make cutting remarks about our family. A: "I hope she's colorblind—if not, it means she picked out that hideous outfit because she thought it looked good." B: "Ouch, that was a pretty cutting assessment." Yeah, I figured those two don't like each other, considering all the cutting asides.

2. Sharp or piercing. I buttoned the collar of my coat against the cutting wind. Ah! What is that cutting sound, and why aren't dogs the only ones who can hear it? I do not miss the cutting winter winds of the Northeast now that I live in Southern California!

References in periodicals archive

Murat and Elmas (2008) observed maximum rooting and field survival in 20 cm long semi-hardwood cuttings treated with IBA 5000 ppm.

Abousalim and Mansouri (1991) conducted experiments on semi hard wood cuttings of olive cultivars Picholine and Marocanie, prepared in autumn, and propagated in 3x6x0.4 m trench covered with transparent plastic film, then a 10 cm layer of sand and gravel rooting medium was placed on the top.

GROWTH RESPONSE OF VARIOUS OLIVE CULTIVARS TO DIFFERENT CUTTING LENGTHS

The cuttings can be inserted vertically into a bed of sand in a cold frame, or into the soil in a flower bed.

Insert the cuttings, leaving 10-15 cm between them.

CUT down to size

Pots 0.6 m (2 ft) high and 15 cm (6 in) in diameter were constructed of PVC pipe and filled with two parts commercial sand and one part field soil (v:v) which was collected from the same area as the cuttings (Falaya Soil Series).

Eleven cuttings of each diameter were placed in each of the three water regimes including periodic flooding (PF, one day flooded to 5 cm (2 in) above soil surface, six days drained), control (C, well-watered, well-drained), and drought (DR, please see the following paragraph) for a total of 99 replicates.

Influences of cutting diameter and soil moisture on growth and survival of black willow, Salix nigra

This research was conducted to determine the effects of treatments with IBA (0, 2, 4 and 6 g l-1) and some plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) (Burkholderia gladii-BA7,Bacillus subtilus-OSU142 and Bacillus megatorium-M3) strains alone and combination with each bacterial strains on rooting and root growth in black and white mulberry hardwood cuttings.

EFFECTS OF SOME RHIZOBACTERIA AND INDOLE-3-BUTYRIC ACID ON ROOTING OF BLACK AND WHITE MULBERRY HARDWOOD CUTTINGS

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of stem cuttings and IBA for the asexual propagation of black raspberry.

Rooting of black raspberry with plant growth regulator/Enraizamento de estacas caulinares da framboeseira-negra com o uso de fitormonios

The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with 5 replications and 10 cuttings per plot.

CUTTING TYPES COLLECTED AT DIFFERENT SEASONS ON BLACKBERRY MULTIPLICATION/TIPOS DE ESTACAS E ESTACAO DO ANO NA MULTIPLICACAO DA AMOREIRA- PRETA

The cuttings were then treated with 0, 200, 400 and 600 mg kg-1 IBA (Indole 3-butyric acid) to investigate the rooting ability.

Clonal Multiplication of Guava (Psidium guajava) through Soft Wood Cuttings using IBA under Low-plastic Tunnel

The current study was performed during the year 2009-2010 to investigate the influence of sowing dates and frequency of cuttings on the production of spinach.

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SOWING DATES AND FREQUENCY OF CUTTINGS ON THE PRODUCTION OF SPINACH

You won't need to avoid taking cuttings in really hot, sunny weather now, though when you take cuttings in the summertime, even of Mediterranean subjects, the same rule applies.

Cutting edge; It is a brilliantly straightforward insurance policy for your finest plants, and the science behind cuttings is truly astounding

In this research, Hardwood cuttings of 4 uniferous (one production per year) fig cultivars ("Bayoudhi," "Jemaaoui," "Ragoubi," and "Zidi"), one biferous (two productions per year) ("Bither"), and one caprifig (male fig) ("Bouharrag") were used as plant material.

Propagation of some local fig (Ficus carica L.) cultivars by hardwood cuttings under the field conditions in Tunisia

In present study, we compared the productivity and rooting ability of chrysanthemum cuttings obtained from nongrafted (nongrafted cuttings) and grafted cuttings onto Artemisia scoparia (grafted cuttings).

Chrysanthemum cutting productivity and rooting ability are improved by grafting