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adj
- capable of being reduced
- Capable of being reduced.
- (mathematics, of an integer) Able to be factored into smaller integers; composite.
- (mathematics, of a polynomial) Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as x²-1.
- (topology, of a manifold) Containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.
verb
- To decrease in amount or size.
- To reduce (something) in amount or size.
- To lower (something) in price or value.
- To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- (chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- (chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
- To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
- (chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
- To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
- To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
- To put an end to (a nuisance).
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
verb
- (transitive) To reduce.
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- (transitive) To make (something, especially something flying) fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
- (transitive) To stop the effects of intoxication in (someone).
- To cause to fall down, e.g. in an accident.
- (transitive) To take (someone) to prison.
- (transitive) To humble.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
- (transitive) To make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- (transitive) To calm down (someone).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To receive a prison sentence.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To incite excitement in (a place or crowd).
- (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
- (sports, transitive) To cause (an opponent) to fall after a tackle.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to come to the ground
- impose something unpleasant
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
- cause to be enthusiastic
verb
- (transitive) To reduce.
- To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
- To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
- To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
- To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
- To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
- To remove something from a hanging position.
- To remove something from a website.
- (combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
- To swallow.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- make a written note of
verb
adj
- Reduced or lowered.
- (geoarchaeology) Subsided or compressed downward.
- (economics) Adjusted downward to compensate for inflation.
- (economics) Suffering from deflation.
- Empty of all the air or gas that was or could be inside.
- (figurative) Disappointed; depressed, especially after having been hopeful or in high spirits.
- brought low in spirit
verb
adj
- lessened, reduced
- (music) reduced by a semitone
- made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
- impaired by diminution
- (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
verb
adj
- Reduced.
- (of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- (slang, New Zealand, formerly UK) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
- (participial adjective) Having been cut.
- (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- (informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Upset, angry; emotionally hurt.
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- mixed with water
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- with parts removed
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
verb
- have a reducing effect
- To reduce, especially intentionally.
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
- (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
- (transitive, cricket) To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave abruptly.
- (intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
- To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- (slang) To wound with a knife.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
- (transitive, film) To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- (intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
- To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
- (transitive, social) To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
- To perform (an elaborate dancing movement etc.).
- (transitive) To exhibit (a figure having some trait).
- (ambitransitive) To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
- (bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
- (transitive, cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- (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.
- To castrate or geld.
- (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
- (slang, intransitive) To run or hurry.
- (transitive, slang) To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
- (intransitive, film) To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- (transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.
- To form or shape by cutting.
- (intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- (transitive) To renounce or give up.
- To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
- (transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
- penetrate injuriously
- function as a cutting instrument
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- fell by sawing; hew
- refuse to acknowledge
- discharge from a group
- allow incision or separation
- record a performance on (a medium)
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- pass directly and often in haste
- stop filming
- intentionally fail to attend
- grow through the gums
- cut and assemble the components of
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- give the appearance or impression of
- make an incision or separation
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- pass through or across
- make out and issue
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- make a recording of
- reap or harvest
- create by duplicating data
- move (one's fist)
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- cease, stop
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- perform or carry out
- have grow through the gums
intj
noun
- (slang, uncountable) That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
- (card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
- (slang) An insult.
- An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- (slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
- (card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
- The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.
- A decrease or deletion.
- (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.
- (Internet) A dividing line in a Tumblr post, the content below which is hidden until the reader reveals it.
- A haircut.
- (bodybuilding) A time period when one attempts to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- (literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
- Such a wound through human skin.
- A sleeveless vest worn by members of a motorcycle club.
- (fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- (especially theater, film) A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- A skein of yarn.
- Such a passage dug for a roadway for a paved road or railroad, a canal, a runway, etc.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
- (golf) In a stroke play 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.
- A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
- (literal, figurative) The result of cutting.
- (film) A particular version or edit of a film.
- (sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- A slab or slice, especially of meat.
- (rail transport) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- An unkind act; a cruelty.
- A share or portion of profits.
- An artificial channel for marine navigation, as distinguished from a navigable river.
- (petrochemistry) The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
- a wound made by cutting
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a share of the profits
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a step on some scale
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
noun
- A lessening, decrease or reduction.
- (music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
- The act or process of making diminutive.
- the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
- change toward something smaller or lower
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
verb
- (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
- To impart (something).
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- To perform (rap music).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
- pay out
- utter with seeming casualness
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- change from one level to another
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- stop pursuing or acting
- to fall vertically
- let fall to the ground
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- grow progressively worse
- stop associating with
- leave undone or leave out
- let or cause to fall in drops
- to remove
- go down in value
- lose (a game)
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- give birth; used for animals
- hang loosely
- terminate an association with
noun
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target.
- (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick.
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible.
- Licorice in confectionery form.
- Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (surfing) A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave.
- (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back.
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (chiefly British) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (chiefly Australia, British) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a steep high face of rock
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- the act of dropping something
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
verb
- To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
- To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
- (automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
- To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- (automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
noun
- A change of direction or a movement downwards.
- A reduction in quality or quantity.
- (automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear, as dictated by heavier load on the engine, as for example when climbing a hill or strongly accelerating.
- A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
- a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
verb
noun
noun
- the amount by which something decreases
- An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
- a process of becoming smaller or shorter
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
- a change downward
- (knitting, crochet) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To decrease.
- (impersonal, UK) To rain.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To return from an elevated state of consciousness (especially when drug-induced) or emotion.
- (intransitive) To be passed through time.
- (intransitive) To reach or release a decision.
- (intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.
- (intransitive, UK) To graduate from university, especially an Oxbridge university.
- (intransitive) To be demolished.
- Shortening of of come down the (pike, line, etc.) To be about to happen; to occur; to transpire.
- (intransitive, slang) To behave in a particular way.
- get sick
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- criticize or reprimand harshly
- be the essential element
- fall from clouds
verb
- To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
- (transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
- (intransitive, falconry) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
- To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
- (intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
- (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away.
- To waste away.
- (intransitive, slang) Clipping of masturbate.
- (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
- (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- To deprive of.
- soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
- flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
- moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
noun
noun
- the act of decreasing something markedly
- the state of being depleted
- The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
- (accounting, mining, timber industry, oil industry) gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.
- The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
noun
- something reduced to its minimal form
- a scandal that is kept secret
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- (sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.
- (geometry) The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
- (especially attributive) A minimum or bare essentials.
- (printing) A very thin form of light-faced type.
- (botany) The network of veins in a leaf.
- (figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
- (computing, middleware) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
- (idiomatic) Clipping of skeleton in the closet (“a shameful secret”).
- (anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
- An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
- (figuratively) A very thin person.
- (countable) The form of toboggan used in this sport.
- (architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
noun
- A curtailment or reduction.
- (specifically) An act of terminating the employment of a worker or making an employee redundant, often to reduce expenses; a layoff.
- (especially politics) The adoption of a defensive and hostile posture; refusal to compromise, radicalization.
- (by extension) Withdrawal.
- (specifically) An act of reducing expenses; economizing.
- the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
- entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
verb
- (figuratively) To reduce sharply.
- (Scotland, intransitive) To work in wet conditions.
- To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
- (fashion) To create slashes in a garment.
- (ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
- (cricket) To swing wildly at the ball.
- To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
- To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
- (intransitive, UK, slang) To piss, to urinate.
- (intransitive, fandom slang) To write slash fiction.
- (US, Canada) To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or (agriculture, uncommon) through grazing.
- To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
- (figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.
- To move quickly and violently.
- move or stir about violently
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- cut open
- cut drastically
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
adv
conj
noun
- (vulgar, slang) The vulva.
- (Scotland) A large quantity of watery food such as broth.
- (botany) A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.
- A deep cut or laceration, as made by an edged weapon or whip.
- (fashion) A slit in an outer garment, usually exposing a lining or inner garment of a contrasting color or design.
- A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
- (eastern US, uncommon) A slash pine, which grows in such (swampy) areas.
- (eastern US) A swampy area; a swamp.
- (idiomatic, by extension) The conjunctions and or also (during a conversation).
- (UK) Alternative form of slatch: a deep trough of finely-fractured culm or a circular or elliptical pocket of coal.
- (US and Canada) The loose woody debris remaining from a slash; the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
- (UK, slang, vulgar, rare) Piss; urine.
- (originally US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.
- (UK, slang, vulgar) A piss: an act of urination.
- (sports) A wide striking motion made with an implement such as a cricket bat, hockey stick, or lacrosse stick.
- (figuratively) A sharp reduction in resources allotted.
- (US and Canada) A clearing in a forest, particularly one made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
- (often proscribed) Any similar typographical mark, such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
- (fandom slang) Slash fiction; fan fiction focused on homoerotic pairing of fictional characters.
- an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
- a wound made by cutting
- a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
- a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
verb
- (mathematics) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
- (economics) To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
- To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
- To press down.
- To make depressed, sad or bored.
- lower (prices or markets)
- lessen the activity or force of
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- cause to drop or sink
- press down
verb
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- return in time
- place restrictions on
- (intransitive often with on) To reduce consumption.
- (intransitive with on) To reduce spending.
- (transitive and intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something).
- (intransitive, surfing) To perform the cutback maneuver.
- (intransitive often with to) To use a short cut; to move to a location to block someone; to cut someone off
verb
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- cause to come or go down
- intercept (a player)
- cut with a blade or mower
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- (slang, intransitive, transitive) To shoot a gun; to shoot (someone or many people), usually to kill them.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To insult, to belittle.
- (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
- (transitive) To bring down by cutting.
- (intransitive, literally) To cut downward.
- (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To challenge (someone); to prove superiority to (someone).
- (transitive, literally) To adulterate a drug.
adj
verb
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- narrow or limit
- undergo meiosis
- put down by force or intimidation
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
verb
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
- cut closely
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- decorate, as with ornaments
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- be in equilibrium during a flight
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
- (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- (transitive, historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
- (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
- (transitive, by extension) To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
adj
noun
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- a state of arrangement or appearance
- a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
- (uncountable, underwater diving) The horizontal position of an underwater water
- (printing, binding, publishing) Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
- Dress; gear; ornaments.
- (by extension, uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- (especially automotive) Features optionally available on a vehicle; an established configuration of such features within a model (a trim level).
- (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
- (uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
- (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
- (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
- (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- (uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
- (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) The female genitalia.
- (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
adv
verb
- diminish or abate
- send (money) in payment
- forgive
- release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- hold back to a later time
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
- (transitive) To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.
- (transitive) To restore or replace.
- (transitive) To postpone.
- (transitive) To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
- (transitive) To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
- (transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
- (transitive) To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.).
noun
- the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
- (law) A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.
- (chiefly British) Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
noun
verb
noun
- (architecture) The gorgerin of a capital.
- The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
- (anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- (informal, MLE, slang) A falsehood; a lie.
- (engineering) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
- A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
- (geology) A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
- (slang) Fellatio
- (botany) The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
- The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
- (now historical) A bundle of wheat used in certain English harvest ceremonies.
- (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
- The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
- (figurative) A person's life.
- (folklore) A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.
- (firearms) The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
- The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
- a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
- an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
- a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
verb
- (intransitive) To lessen or reduce.
- (idiomatic, transitive, especially US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To drop, fall.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To drop from, fall from.
- (slang) To abandon or give up on (something); to be abandoned or given up on.
- (intransitive, figurative) To end a connection with a telephone queue, either by hanging up or after being served or processed.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep.
- change from a waking to a sleeping state
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- fall to a lower standard
- fall or diminish
- retreat
verb
- To reduce or contract; to become shorter.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, of night/darkness/winter) To approach.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, of nights or evenings) To become dark earlier as a result of seasonal change.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To attract.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To get (someone) involved.
- draw in as if by suction
- shape one's body into a curl
- of trains; move into (a station)
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- pull inward or towards a center
- advance or converge on
noun
- A lessening, decrease or reduction.
- (music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
- The act or process of making diminutive.
- the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
- change toward something smaller or lower
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
noun
- the amount by which something decreases
- An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
- a process of becoming smaller or shorter
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
- a change downward
- (knitting, crochet) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
verb
noun
- the act of decreasing something markedly
- the state of being depleted
- The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
- (accounting, mining, timber industry, oil industry) gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.
- The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
noun
- something reduced to its minimal form
- a scandal that is kept secret
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- (sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.
- (geometry) The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
- (especially attributive) A minimum or bare essentials.
- (printing) A very thin form of light-faced type.
- (botany) The network of veins in a leaf.
- (figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
- (computing, middleware) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
- (idiomatic) Clipping of skeleton in the closet (“a shameful secret”).
- (anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
- An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
- (figuratively) A very thin person.
- (countable) The form of toboggan used in this sport.
- (architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
noun
- A curtailment or reduction.
- (specifically) An act of terminating the employment of a worker or making an employee redundant, often to reduce expenses; a layoff.
- (especially politics) The adoption of a defensive and hostile posture; refusal to compromise, radicalization.
- (by extension) Withdrawal.
- (specifically) An act of reducing expenses; economizing.
- the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
- entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
noun
verb
- To decrease in amount or size.
- To reduce (something) in amount or size.
- To lower (something) in price or value.
- To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- (chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- (chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
- To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
- (chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
- To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
- To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
- To put an end to (a nuisance).
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
verb
- (transitive) To reduce.
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- (transitive) To make (something, especially something flying) fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
- (transitive) To stop the effects of intoxication in (someone).
- To cause to fall down, e.g. in an accident.
- (transitive) To take (someone) to prison.
- (transitive) To humble.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
- (transitive) To make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- (transitive) To calm down (someone).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To receive a prison sentence.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To incite excitement in (a place or crowd).
- (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
- (sports, transitive) To cause (an opponent) to fall after a tackle.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to come to the ground
- impose something unpleasant
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
- cause to be enthusiastic
verb
- (transitive) To reduce.
- To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
- To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
- To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
- To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
- To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
- To remove something from a hanging position.
- To remove something from a website.
- (combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
- To swallow.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- make a written note of
verb
verb
- (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
- To impart (something).
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- To perform (rap music).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
- pay out
- utter with seeming casualness
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- change from one level to another
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- stop pursuing or acting
- to fall vertically
- let fall to the ground
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- grow progressively worse
- stop associating with
- leave undone or leave out
- let or cause to fall in drops
- to remove
- go down in value
- lose (a game)
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- give birth; used for animals
- hang loosely
- terminate an association with
noun
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target.
- (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick.
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible.
- Licorice in confectionery form.
- Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (surfing) A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave.
- (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back.
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (chiefly British) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (chiefly Australia, British) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a steep high face of rock
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- the act of dropping something
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
verb
- To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
- To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
- (automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
- To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- (automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
noun
- A change of direction or a movement downwards.
- A reduction in quality or quantity.
- (automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear, as dictated by heavier load on the engine, as for example when climbing a hill or strongly accelerating.
- A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
- a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
adj
- Reduced.
- (of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- (slang, New Zealand, formerly UK) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
- (participial adjective) Having been cut.
- (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- (informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Upset, angry; emotionally hurt.
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- mixed with water
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- with parts removed
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
verb
- have a reducing effect
- To reduce, especially intentionally.
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
- (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
- (transitive, cricket) To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave abruptly.
- (intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
- To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- (slang) To wound with a knife.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
- (transitive, film) To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- (intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
- To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
- (transitive, social) To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
- To perform (an elaborate dancing movement etc.).
- (transitive) To exhibit (a figure having some trait).
- (ambitransitive) To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
- (bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
- (transitive, cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- (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.
- To castrate or geld.
- (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
- (slang, intransitive) To run or hurry.
- (transitive, slang) To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
- (intransitive, film) To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- (transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.
- To form or shape by cutting.
- (intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- (transitive) To renounce or give up.
- To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
- (transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
- penetrate injuriously
- function as a cutting instrument
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- fell by sawing; hew
- refuse to acknowledge
- discharge from a group
- allow incision or separation
- record a performance on (a medium)
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- pass directly and often in haste
- stop filming
- intentionally fail to attend
- grow through the gums
- cut and assemble the components of
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- give the appearance or impression of
- make an incision or separation
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- pass through or across
- make out and issue
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- make a recording of
- reap or harvest
- create by duplicating data
- move (one's fist)
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- cease, stop
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- perform or carry out
- have grow through the gums
intj
noun
- (slang, uncountable) That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
- (card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
- (slang) An insult.
- An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- (slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
- (card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
- The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.
- A decrease or deletion.
- (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.
- (Internet) A dividing line in a Tumblr post, the content below which is hidden until the reader reveals it.
- A haircut.
- (bodybuilding) A time period when one attempts to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- (literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
- Such a wound through human skin.
- A sleeveless vest worn by members of a motorcycle club.
- (fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- (especially theater, film) A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- A skein of yarn.
- Such a passage dug for a roadway for a paved road or railroad, a canal, a runway, etc.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
- (golf) In a stroke play 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.
- A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
- (literal, figurative) The result of cutting.
- (film) A particular version or edit of a film.
- (sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- A slab or slice, especially of meat.
- (rail transport) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- An unkind act; a cruelty.
- A share or portion of profits.
- An artificial channel for marine navigation, as distinguished from a navigable river.
- (petrochemistry) The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
- a wound made by cutting
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a share of the profits
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a step on some scale
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To decrease.
- (impersonal, UK) To rain.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To return from an elevated state of consciousness (especially when drug-induced) or emotion.
- (intransitive) To be passed through time.
- (intransitive) To reach or release a decision.
- (intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.
- (intransitive, UK) To graduate from university, especially an Oxbridge university.
- (intransitive) To be demolished.
- Shortening of of come down the (pike, line, etc.) To be about to happen; to occur; to transpire.
- (intransitive, slang) To behave in a particular way.
- get sick
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- criticize or reprimand harshly
- be the essential element
- fall from clouds
verb
- To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
- (transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
- (intransitive, falconry) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
- To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
- (intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
- (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away.
- To waste away.
- (intransitive, slang) Clipping of masturbate.
- (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
- (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- To deprive of.
- soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
- flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
- moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
noun
verb
- (figuratively) To reduce sharply.
- (Scotland, intransitive) To work in wet conditions.
- To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
- (fashion) To create slashes in a garment.
- (ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
- (cricket) To swing wildly at the ball.
- To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
- To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
- (intransitive, UK, slang) To piss, to urinate.
- (intransitive, fandom slang) To write slash fiction.
- (US, Canada) To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or (agriculture, uncommon) through grazing.
- To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
- (figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.
- To move quickly and violently.
- move or stir about violently
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- cut open
- cut drastically
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
adv
conj
noun
- (vulgar, slang) The vulva.
- (Scotland) A large quantity of watery food such as broth.
- (botany) A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.
- A deep cut or laceration, as made by an edged weapon or whip.
- (fashion) A slit in an outer garment, usually exposing a lining or inner garment of a contrasting color or design.
- A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
- (eastern US, uncommon) A slash pine, which grows in such (swampy) areas.
- (eastern US) A swampy area; a swamp.
- (idiomatic, by extension) The conjunctions and or also (during a conversation).
- (UK) Alternative form of slatch: a deep trough of finely-fractured culm or a circular or elliptical pocket of coal.
- (US and Canada) The loose woody debris remaining from a slash; the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
- (UK, slang, vulgar, rare) Piss; urine.
- (originally US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.
- (UK, slang, vulgar) A piss: an act of urination.
- (sports) A wide striking motion made with an implement such as a cricket bat, hockey stick, or lacrosse stick.
- (figuratively) A sharp reduction in resources allotted.
- (US and Canada) A clearing in a forest, particularly one made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
- (often proscribed) Any similar typographical mark, such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
- (fandom slang) Slash fiction; fan fiction focused on homoerotic pairing of fictional characters.
- an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
- a wound made by cutting
- a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
- a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
verb
- (mathematics) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
- (economics) To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
- To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
- To press down.
- To make depressed, sad or bored.
- lower (prices or markets)
- lessen the activity or force of
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- cause to drop or sink
- press down
verb
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- return in time
- place restrictions on
- (intransitive often with on) To reduce consumption.
- (intransitive with on) To reduce spending.
- (transitive and intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something).
- (intransitive, surfing) To perform the cutback maneuver.
- (intransitive often with to) To use a short cut; to move to a location to block someone; to cut someone off
verb
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- cause to come or go down
- intercept (a player)
- cut with a blade or mower
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- (slang, intransitive, transitive) To shoot a gun; to shoot (someone or many people), usually to kill them.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To insult, to belittle.
- (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
- (transitive) To bring down by cutting.
- (intransitive, literally) To cut downward.
- (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To challenge (someone); to prove superiority to (someone).
- (transitive, literally) To adulterate a drug.
adj
verb
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- narrow or limit
- undergo meiosis
- put down by force or intimidation
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
verb
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
- cut closely
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- decorate, as with ornaments
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- be in equilibrium during a flight
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
- (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- (transitive, historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
- (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
- (transitive, by extension) To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
adj
noun
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- a state of arrangement or appearance
- a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
- (uncountable, underwater diving) The horizontal position of an underwater water
- (printing, binding, publishing) Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
- Dress; gear; ornaments.
- (by extension, uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- (especially automotive) Features optionally available on a vehicle; an established configuration of such features within a model (a trim level).
- (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
- (uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
- (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
- (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
- (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- (uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
- (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) The female genitalia.
- (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
adv
verb
- diminish or abate
- send (money) in payment
- forgive
- release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- hold back to a later time
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
- (transitive) To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.
- (transitive) To restore or replace.
- (transitive) To postpone.
- (transitive) To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
- (transitive) To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
- (transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
- (transitive) To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.).
noun
- the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
- (law) A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.
- (chiefly British) Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
verb
noun
- (architecture) The gorgerin of a capital.
- The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
- (anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- (informal, MLE, slang) A falsehood; a lie.
- (engineering) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
- A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
- (geology) A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
- (slang) Fellatio
- (botany) The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
- The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
- (now historical) A bundle of wheat used in certain English harvest ceremonies.
- (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
- The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
- (figurative) A person's life.
- (folklore) A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.
- (firearms) The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
- The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
- a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
- an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
- a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
noun
- the amount by which something decreases
- An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
- a process of becoming smaller or shorter
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
- a change downward
- (knitting, crochet) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To lessen or reduce.
- (idiomatic, transitive, especially US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To drop, fall.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To drop from, fall from.
- (slang) To abandon or give up on (something); to be abandoned or given up on.
- (intransitive, figurative) To end a connection with a telephone queue, either by hanging up or after being served or processed.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep.
- change from a waking to a sleeping state
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- fall to a lower standard
- fall or diminish
- retreat
verb
- To reduce or contract; to become shorter.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, of night/darkness/winter) To approach.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, of nights or evenings) To become dark earlier as a result of seasonal change.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To attract.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To get (someone) involved.
- draw in as if by suction
- shape one's body into a curl
- of trains; move into (a station)
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- pull inward or towards a center
- advance or converge on
adj
- capable of being reduced
- Capable of being reduced.
- (mathematics, of an integer) Able to be factored into smaller integers; composite.
- (mathematics, of a polynomial) Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as x²-1.
- (topology, of a manifold) Containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.
adj
- Reduced or lowered.
- (geoarchaeology) Subsided or compressed downward.
- (economics) Adjusted downward to compensate for inflation.
- (economics) Suffering from deflation.
- Empty of all the air or gas that was or could be inside.
- (figurative) Disappointed; depressed, especially after having been hopeful or in high spirits.
- brought low in spirit
verb
adj
- lessened, reduced
- (music) reduced by a semitone
- made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
- impaired by diminution
- (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
verb
adj
- Reduced.
- (of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- (slang, New Zealand, formerly UK) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
- (participial adjective) Having been cut.
- (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- (informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Upset, angry; emotionally hurt.
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- mixed with water
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- with parts removed
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
verb
- have a reducing effect
- To reduce, especially intentionally.
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
- (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
- (transitive, cricket) To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave abruptly.
- (intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
- To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- (slang) To wound with a knife.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
- (transitive, film) To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- (intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
- To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
- (transitive, social) To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
- To perform (an elaborate dancing movement etc.).
- (transitive) To exhibit (a figure having some trait).
- (ambitransitive) To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
- (bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
- (transitive, cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- (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.
- To castrate or geld.
- (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
- (slang, intransitive) To run or hurry.
- (transitive, slang) To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
- (intransitive, film) To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- (transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.
- To form or shape by cutting.
- (intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- (transitive) To renounce or give up.
- To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
- (transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
- penetrate injuriously
- function as a cutting instrument
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- fell by sawing; hew
- refuse to acknowledge
- discharge from a group
- allow incision or separation
- record a performance on (a medium)
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- pass directly and often in haste
- stop filming
- intentionally fail to attend
- grow through the gums
- cut and assemble the components of
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- give the appearance or impression of
- make an incision or separation
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- pass through or across
- make out and issue
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- make a recording of
- reap or harvest
- create by duplicating data
- move (one's fist)
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- cease, stop
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- perform or carry out
- have grow through the gums
intj
noun
- (slang, uncountable) That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
- (card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
- (slang) An insult.
- An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- (slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
- (card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
- The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.
- A decrease or deletion.
- (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.
- (Internet) A dividing line in a Tumblr post, the content below which is hidden until the reader reveals it.
- A haircut.
- (bodybuilding) A time period when one attempts to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- (literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
- Such a wound through human skin.
- A sleeveless vest worn by members of a motorcycle club.
- (fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- (especially theater, film) A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- A skein of yarn.
- Such a passage dug for a roadway for a paved road or railroad, a canal, a runway, etc.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
- (golf) In a stroke play 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.
- A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
- (literal, figurative) The result of cutting.
- (film) A particular version or edit of a film.
- (sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- A slab or slice, especially of meat.
- (rail transport) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- An unkind act; a cruelty.
- A share or portion of profits.
- An artificial channel for marine navigation, as distinguished from a navigable river.
- (petrochemistry) The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
- a wound made by cutting
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a share of the profits
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a step on some scale
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation