[transitive] to make or form something by removing material with a knife, etc. cut something in something Workmen cut a hole in the pipe. The climbers cut steps ...

a reduction in amount, size, supply, etc. tax/budget/price/funding cuts; The company has made another round of job cuts this year. cut in something They ...

cut to reduce something, especially an amount of money that is demanded, spent, earned, etc. or the size of a business:The President has promised to cut taxes ...

a wound caused by something sharp; cuts and bruises on the face; Blood poured from the deep cut on his arm.

transitive. To divide into two or more parts with a sharp-edged instrument; to sever. Used simply of cord, string, and the like, and of bread, wood, ...

to go in front of other people who are waiting in a way that is rude and unfair; cut in (on somebody/something) to interrupt somebody when they are speaking.

cut out · ​to remove something from something larger by cutting, usually with scissors. I cut this article out of the newspaper. · ​to stop doing, using or ...

cutting · ​. (also press cutting). (both British English) · ​a piece cut off a plant that will be used to grow a new plant. Take geranium cuttings in late summer.

to make a path or passage through something by cutting. They used a machete to cut through the bush. The prisoners cut their way through the barbed wire.

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cut, two of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...