Christmas Tree U Cut

christmas

As noun

the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December and now generally observed as a legal holiday and an occasion for exchanging gifts

Christmastime

Christmastide

tree

As noun

a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground

any of various shrubs, bushes, and plants, as the banana, resembling a tree in form and size

something resembling a tree in shape, as a clothes tree or a crosstree

Mathematics, Linguistics

tree diagram

family tree

a pole, post, beam, bar, handle, or the like, as one forming part of some structure

a shoetree or boot tree

a saddletree

a treelike group of crystals, as one forming in an electrolytic cell

a gallows or gibbet

the cross on which Christ was crucified

Computers

a data structure organized like a tree whose nodes store data elements and whose branches represent pointers to other nodes in the tree

Christmas tree

As verb (used with object), treed, treeing

to drive into or up a tree, as a pursued animal or person

Informal

to put into a difficult position

to stretch or shape on a tree, as a boot

to furnish (a structure) with a tree

As Idioms

up a tree, Informal

in a difficult or embarrassing situation; at a loss; stumped

u

As noun, plural U's or Us, u's or us

the st letter of the English alphabet, a vowel

any spoken sound represented by the letter U or u, as in music, rule, curious, put, or jug

something having the shape of a U

a written or printed representation of the letter U or u

a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter U or u

U

[yoo] /yu/

Spell Syllables

cut

As verb (used with object), cut, cutting

to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object:He cut his finger

to divide with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever; carve:to cut a rope

to detach with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; separate from the main body; lop off:to cut a slice from a loaf of bread

to hew or saw down; fell:to cut timber

to trim by clipping, shearing, paring, or pruning:to cut hair

to mow; reap; harvest:to cut grain

to abridge or shorten; edit by omitting a part or parts:to cut a speech

to repeatedly inflict injury on (oneself) by deliberately cutting the skin, as to cope with stress or negative emotions:Some teenagers cut themselves to stop their emotional pain

to lower, reduce, diminish, or curtail (sometimes followed by down):to cut prices

to dilute; make less thick:to cut wine

to dissolve:That detergent cuts grease effectively

to intersect; cross:One line cuts another at right angles

Informal

to cease; discontinue (often followed by out):Cut the kidding

Let's cut out the pretense

to stop; halt the running of, as a liquid or an engine (often followed by off):The pilot cut the engines and glided in for a landing

Cut off the hot water

to dilute or adulterate (a drug) by mixing it with other substances

to grow (a tooth or teeth) through the gum:The baby is cutting his teeth

to type, write, or draw on (a stencil) for mimeographing

to make or fashion by cutting, as a statue, jewel, or garment

Glassmaking

to produce a pattern (in glass) by grinding and polishing

to refuse to recognize socially; shun ostentatiously:Her friends began to cut her as the season progressed

to strike sharply, as with a whip

to absent oneself from:allowed to cut three classes per semester

Movies, Television

to stop (a scene or shot being filmed)

to edit (a film)

Computers

to remove (selected text, images, etc

) from a file to store in temporary memory until pasted elsewhere

Compare copy (def ), paste (def )

to wound the feelings of severely

Cards

to divide (a pack of cards) at random into two or more parts, by removing cards from the top

to take (a card) from a deck

to record a selection on (a phonograph record or tape); make a recording of

to castrate or geld

Sports

to hit (a ball) with either the hand or some instrument so as to change its course and often to cause it to spin

to hollow out; excavate; dig:to cut a trench

Cricket

to strike and send off (a ball) in front of the batsman, and parallel to the wicket

Slang

to be a nonplaying dealer, manager, or supervisor of (a card game, crap game, or other gambling game) in return for a percentage of the money bet or sometimes for a fee

As verb (used without object), cut, cutting

to penetrate or divide something, as with a sharp-edged instrument; make an incision:The scissors cut well

to admit of being cut:Butter cuts easily

to repeatedly inflict self-injury by deliberately cutting the skin

to pass, go, or come, especially in the most direct way (usually followed by across, through, in, etc

):to cut across an empty lot

Movies, Television

to shift suddenly from one shot to another: Cut to the barroom interior

to stop the action of a scene: used as a command by a director

to make a sudden or sharp turn in direction; change direction suddenly; swerve:We cut to the left to avoid hitting the child

to strike a person, animal, etc

, sharply, as with a whip

to wound the feelings severely:His criticism cut deep

(of the teeth) to grow through the gums

Computers

to remove selected text, images, etc

, from a file for storage in temporary memory until pasted elsewhere

Compare copy (def ), paste (def )

Cards

to cut the cards

Informal

to leave hastily:to cut for the hills

(of a horse) to interfere

As adjective

that has been subjected to cutting; divided into pieces by cutting; detached by cutting:cut flowers

fashioned by cutting; having the surface shaped or ornamented by grinding, polishing, or the like:cut diamonds

reduced by or as if by cutting:cut whiskey; cut prices

Botany

incised; cleft

castrated; gelded

Slang

drunk

As noun

the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc

the result of cutting, as an incision, wound, passage, or channel

a piece cut off:a cut of a pie

Informal

a share, especially of earnings or profits:His agent's cut is percent

a haircut, often with a styling

a reduction in price, salary, etc

the manner or fashion in which anything is cut:the cut of a dress

style; manner; kind:We need a man of his cut in this firm

a passage or course straight across or through:a cut through the woods

an excision or omission of a part

a part or quantity of text deleted or omitted

a quantity cut, especially of lumber

a refusal to recognize an acquaintance

an act, speech, etc

, that wounds the feelings

an engraved plate or block of wood used for printing

a printed picture or illustration

an absence, as from a school class, at which attendance is required

Butchering

part of an animal usually cut as one piece

Cards

a cutting of the cards

Sports

the act of cutting a ball

the spin imparted

Fencing

a blow with the edge of the blade instead of the tip

one of several pieces of straw, paper, etc

, used in drawing lots

Movies, Television

the instantaneous or gradual transition from one shot or scene to another in an edited film

an edited version of a film

Compare rough cut, final cut

an act or instance of editing a film

an individual song, musical piece, or other similar material on a record or tape

any product of the fractional distillation of petroleum

As Verb phrases

cut across, to precede or go beyond considerations of; transcend:The new tax program cuts across party lines

cut down, Also, cut down on

to lessen; decrease: to cut down on between-meal snacks

to strike and cause to fall: The first force to attempt an advance was swiftly cut down

to destroy, kill, or disable: The hurricane cut down everything in its path

to remodel, remake, or reduce in size, as a garment: She had her old coat cut down to fit her daughter

cut in, to move or thrust oneself, a vehicle, etc

, abruptly between others: A speeding car cut in and nearly caused an accident

to interpose; interrupt: to cut in with a remark

Informal

to interrupt a dancing couple in order to dance with one of them

to blend (shortening) into flour by means of a knife

cut off, to intercept

to interrupt

to stop suddenly; discontinue

to halt the operation of; turn off

to shut off or shut out

to disinherit

to sever; separate

cut out, to omit; delete; excise

to oust and replace a rival; supplant

to part an animal from a herd

to plan; arrange: He has his work cut out for him

to move out of one's lane of traffic

Also, cut on out

Slang

to leave suddenly

Informal

to refrain from; stop: to cut out smoking

(of an engine, machine, etc

) to stop running

cut up, to cut into pieces or sections

to lacerate; wound

to distress mentally; injure

Informal

to play pranks; misbehave: They got scolded for cutting up in church

As Idioms

a cut above, somewhat superior to another (thing, person, etc

) in some respect:Her work is a cut above anyone else's

cut a caper / figure, to perform a spirited, brief, outlandish dance step, especially as a result of euphoria

cut a figure, cut a caper

to give a certain impression of oneself: He cut a distinguished figure in his tuxedo

cut and run, Nautical

to cut the anchor cable and set sail, as in an emergency

to leave as hurriedly as possible; flee

cut back, to shorten by cutting off the end

to curtail or discontinue: Steel production has been cut back in recent months

to return to an earlier episode or event, as in the plot of a novel

Football

to reverse direction suddenly by moving in the diagonally opposite course

cut both ways, to have, produce, or result in advantages as well as disadvantages:This decision will inevitably cut both ways

cut / chop down to size, to reduce the stature or importance of:The novelist had a big ego until the critics cut him down to size

cut it, Informal

to achieve or maintain a desired level of performance: The aging football player decided he couldn't cut it any longer and retired

to be effective or successful; satisfy a need

cut it out, Informal

to stop doing something:That hurts! Cut it out!

cut no ice

ice (def )

cut out for, fitted for; capable of:He wasn't cut out for military service