dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/cut_MW.json

{
  "cut":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cutting",
      "slice"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a creek, channel, or inlet made by excavation or worn by natural action":[],
      ": a gesture or expression that hurts the feelings":[
        "made an unkind cut"
      ],
      ": a grade or step especially in a social scale":[
        "a cut above the ordinary"
      ],
      ": a group of animals selected from a herd":[],
      ": a lash with or as if with a whip":[],
      ": a length of cloth varying from 40 to 100 yards (36.6 to 91.4 meters)":[],
      ": a passage cut as a roadway":[],
      ": a pictorial illustration":[],
      ": a product of cutting: such as":[],
      ": a result of editing: such as":[],
      ": a segment or section of a meat carcass or a part of one":[],
      ": a straight passage or course":[],
      ": a stroke or blow with the edge of a knife or other edged tool":[],
      ": a subset of a set such that when it is subtracted from the set the remainder is not connected":[],
      ": a surface or outline left by cutting":[],
      ": a swing by a batter at a pitched baseball":[],
      ": a voluntary absence from a class":[],
      ": a wound made by something sharp : gash":[],
      ": an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television":[],
      ": an edited version of a film":[],
      ": an exchange of captures in checkers":[],
      ": an opening made with an edged instrument":[],
      ": analyze , break down":[
        "Any way you cut it, we won."
      ],
      ": appearance , style":[],
      ": break , interrupt":[
        "cut our supply lines"
      ],
      ": carve":[
        "cut stone"
      ],
      ": dilute , adulterate":[
        "cut the whiskey with water"
      ],
      ": edit sense 1b":[
        "cut a motion picture"
      ],
      ": engrave":[],
      ": fell , hew":[
        "cut timber"
      ],
      ": haircut":[],
      ": intersect , cross":[
        "one line cutting another"
      ],
      ": marked by a well-developed and highly defined musculature":[
        "cut abs"
      ],
      ": mow , reap":[
        "cut hay"
      ],
      ": pattern , type":[],
      ": share":[
        "took his cut of the profits"
      ],
      ": something that is cut or cut off: such as":[],
      ": stop , cease":[
        "cut the nonsense"
      ],
      ": the act of reducing or removing a part":[
        "a cut in pay"
      ],
      ": the act or an instance of cutting: such as":[],
      ": the elimination of part of a large field from further participation, consideration, or competition (as in a golf tournament)":[
        "\u2014 often used with miss or make to denote respectively being or not being among those eliminated played well and made the cut"
      ],
      ": the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made":[
        "clothes of the latest cut"
      ],
      ": the yield of products cut especially during one harvest":[],
      ": to absent oneself from (something, such as a class)":[],
      ": to achieve the standard of performance necessary for success":[
        "She tried to join the soccer team, but she couldn't cut the mustard ."
      ],
      ": to act without restraint":[
        "enjoyed cutting loose at nightclubs"
      ],
      ": to advance by skipping or bypassing another":[
        "cut to the front of the line"
      ],
      ": to be able to manage or handle":[
        "\u2014 usually used in negative constructions can't cut that kind of work anymore"
      ],
      ": to be of effect, influence, or significance":[
        "an analysis that cuts deep"
      ],
      ": to be of importance":[
        "\u2014 usually used in negative constructions His opinion cuts no ice with me."
      ],
      ": to cause constriction or chafing":[
        "a coat that cuts at the armpits"
      ],
      ": to change sharply in direction : swerve":[
        "The driver cut across three lanes of traffic."
      ],
      ": to cut the mustard":[],
      ": to describe an oblique or diagonal line":[],
      ": to divide (a deck of cards) into two portions":[],
      ": to divide a pack of cards especially in order to decide the deal or settle a bet":[],
      ": to divide into parts with an edged tool":[
        "cut bread"
      ],
      ": to divide into segments":[
        "cut the cake"
      ],
      ": to divide into shares : split":[],
      ": to divide spoils : split":[],
      ": to draw (a card) from the deck":[],
      ": to draw a card from the pack":[],
      ": to engage in (a frolicsome or mischievous action)":[
        "\u2026 on summer nights strange capers are cut under the thin guise of a Christian festival.",
        "\u2014 Donald Culross Peattie"
      ],
      ": to engage in self-harm by making cuts or scratches on one's body":[
        "middle school students reporting they knew of several classmates who cut"
      ],
      ": to experience the growth of (a tooth) through the gum":[
        "The toddler is cutting a tooth."
      ],
      ": to fill out and sign (a check)":[],
      ": to free from control or restraint":[
        "cut us loose from the contract"
      ],
      ": to function as or as if as an edged tool":[
        "This knife cuts well."
      ],
      ": to get to the point":[
        "She urged him to skip the details and cut to the chase ."
      ],
      ": to give the appearance or impression of":[
        "cut a fine figure"
      ],
      ": to go or pass around or about : bypass":[
        "cut the checkout line"
      ],
      ": to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body":[
        "The reasons given for self-inflicted violence indicate that it is a way of relieving intolerable feelings. When cutting themselves, women (and sometimes men) report that they do not feel any pain.",
        "\u2014 Deborah Feller"
      ],
      ": to have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications":[],
      ": to hurt the feelings of":[
        "Her sarcasm cut him to the quick."
      ],
      ": to learn, do, or perform as a beginning or at the start of one's career":[
        "an actress who cut her teeth on television"
      ],
      ": to make a stroke with a whip, sword, or other weapon":[],
      ": to make a sudden transition or imaginative leap":[
        "The story cuts to 1917."
      ],
      ": to make an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television":[
        "The film cuts from the ballroom to the garden."
      ],
      ": to make by or as if by cutting: such as":[],
      ": to move swiftly":[
        "a yacht cutting through the water"
      ],
      ": to negotiate an agreement":[
        "The band cut a deal with the recording company."
      ],
      ": to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument":[
        "cut one's hand with a knife"
      ],
      ": to perform some action in the quickest, easiest, or cheapest way":[],
      ": to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, or intersecting":[
        "The tailor is busy cutting ."
      ],
      ": to proceed obliquely (see oblique entry 1 sense 1 ) from a straight course":[
        "cut across the yard"
      ],
      ": to reduce in amount":[
        "cut costs"
      ],
      ": to refuse to recognize (an acquaintance)":[
        "They cut her dead at the party."
      ],
      ": to remove (something, such as text or a picture) from a computer document and place it on the clipboard so that it can be pasted into another position, document, or program":[],
      ": to separate or discharge from an organization":[
        "cut them from the team"
      ],
      ": to shape by grinding":[
        "cut a diamond"
      ],
      ": to shear or hollow out":[
        "cut a groove"
      ],
      ": to shorten by omissions":[
        "cut the manuscript"
      ],
      ": to sing or play (a song, a track, etc.) for a studio recording":[],
      ": to sing, play, or act for the recording of":[
        "cut an album",
        "cut a commercial"
      ],
      ": to single out and isolate":[
        "cut a calf out from the herd"
      ],
      ": to stop (a motor) by opening a switch":[],
      ": to stop photographing motion pictures":[
        "The director yelled \" Cut! \""
      ],
      ": to stop the filming of (a motion-picture scene)":[],
      ": to strike (a ball) with a glancing blow that imparts a reverse spin":[
        "cut a tennis ball with an inclined racket"
      ],
      ": to strike sharply with a cutting effect":[
        "cut him across the legs with a whip"
      ],
      ": to turn sharply":[
        "The driver cut the steering wheel hard."
      ],
      ": to type on a stencil":[],
      ": to undergo incision or severance":[
        "The cheese cuts easily."
      ],
      ": to wound feelings or sensibilities":[
        "remarks that cut"
      ],
      ": to yield or accord to another : give":[
        "cut me some slack"
      ],
      ": track sense 2e(3)":[],
      ": trim , pare":[
        "cut one's nails"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "cutting a piece of string",
      "He uses the ax to cut wood.",
      "The meat is so tender you can cut it with a fork.",
      "Cut along the dotted line.",
      "The saw easily cuts through metal.",
      "She cut into the melon with a knife.",
      "I cut myself while shaving.",
      "I had a cut finger.",
      "We were fighting, and he tried to cut me with his knife.",
      "Pieces of broken glass cut her face and arms.",
      "Noun",
      "Make a few small cuts in the crust to let the air escape.",
      "a two-inch cut in the cloth",
      "He came home covered in cuts and bruises.",
      "Further cuts in spending are needed.",
      "You'll have to make a few cuts in your manuscript if you want us to publish it.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those sanctions are intended in part to cut Iran off from the global reserve currencies vital for trade and a stable economy. \u2014 Ian Talley, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Sanctions from the West have cut Russia off from large swaths of the global economy and pushed the country into a deep recession. \u2014 Anna Chernova And Chris Liakos, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "As the name implies, cut pile carpets have the tops of the yarn loops cut off. \u2014 Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
      "Russia is a leading crude producer and sanctions against the nation have cut its production off from much of the global oil supply. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Russia is a leading crude producer and sanctions against the nation have cut its production off from much of the global oil supply. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "For this metric, the rising prices of fossil fuels in the world market run counter to reductions in the volume of imports, revealing another difficulty in trying to cut Russia off from one of its main revenue sources. \u2014 Katharina Buchholz, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The choice cut her off from her family\u2019s financial support and left her unable to pay for further education or to marry. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The boy reversed the car into a driveway and attempted to drive away, but a second police car cut him off, Merritt said the video showed. \u2014 Joshua Lott, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And these are in addition to an annual cut that CMS put in place with the Affordable Care Act to incentivize hospital productivity. \u2014 Peter Pronovost, STAT , 28 June 2022",
      "The proposal also recommends improving work incentives for those receiving disability benefits by improving the cut -offs and phase-outs. \u2014 Elizabeth Bauer, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Alstroemeria or Peruvian lilies are often recognized as a long-lasting cut flower. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
      "Along with festivals like Coachella, Glastonbury truly hit its peak in the mid-to-late 2000s, when celebrities such as Kate Moss and Alexa Chung would show up in their best denim cut -off shorts and Wellington boots. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 26 June 2022",
      "And clean up the expressway cut through Red Mountain. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 25 June 2022",
      "The cleanly cut patterns are as precise as the applied pigment is loose and smeary. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "Hummingbirds and other pollinators love the bright blooms, which also make for great cut flowers. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
      "There was some damage to the Jeep, including cut GPS wiring. \u2014 cleveland , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1990, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English cutten":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "gash",
      "incise",
      "rip",
      "shear",
      "slash",
      "slice",
      "slit"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101005",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "cut (across)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to avoid following or being subsumed, defined, or determined by or in accordance with : counter , transcend":[
        "an issue that cuts across party lines"
      ],
      ": to include within the scope of effect or significance":[
        "a development that cuts across all strata of society"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095542",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "cut (down)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": knock down":[],
      ": to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature":[],
      ": to reduce or curtail volume or activity":[
        "cut down on smoking"
      ],
      ": to remake in a smaller size":[],
      ": to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings":[],
      ": to strike down and kill or incapacitate":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "we need to cut down that dying tree",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The greatest savings from using the Cuban pharmacy came when purchasing prescriptions in larger quantities, such as 90-day supplies, which cut down on distribution fees, the authors said. \u2014 Joseph Walker, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "Research is slowly paving the way toward simpler, cheaper and more durable smart windows that cut down costs and risks. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
      "Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Lock-Screen Focus Mode Apple's Focus, which rolled out in iOS 15 as a way to cut down on distractions, now connects to the Lock Screen. \u2014 Dave Leclair, PCMAG , 7 June 2022",
      "Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
      "So when developing goals and rewards, think about ways to cut down on the amount of bath water, the number of loads of clothes and dishes, and the amount of water sprinkled on your lawn and plants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Brightline, the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office and several other police departments are launching a joint safety campaign to cut down on the spate of train-vehicle collisions at railroad crossings along the Florida East Railway corridor in the county. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065742",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "cut a caper":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to do a short dance":[
        "He was so happy, he cut a caper on the steps of Town Hall."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175744",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "cut a check":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to write a check and give it to someone":[
        "The company cut him a check and he cashed it."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200443",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "cut a dash":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to look attractive in the clothes one is wearing":[
        "He really cuts a dash in his new suit."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223121",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "cut a figure":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to have a particular appearance":[
        "He cut a fine/dashing figure in his officer's uniform."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075009",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "cut across":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to avoid following or being subsumed, defined, or determined by or in accordance with : counter , transcend":[
        "an issue that cuts across party lines"
      ],
      ": to include within the scope of effect or significance":[
        "a development that cuts across all strata of society"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211845",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "cut back":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": cut down":[
        "cut back on sugar"
      ],
      ": reduction":[
        "a cutback in funding"
      ],
      ": something cut back":[],
      ": to interrupt the sequence of a plot (as of a movie) by introducing events prior to those last presented":[],
      ": to shorten by cutting : prune":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street",
      "cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Those reservoirs in turn have shrunken to less than a quarter and a third of their respective capacities, leading federal water managers to call for an emergency cutback in releases to preserve hydropower-generating capacity at Glen Canyon Dam. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Even a cutback on TV-show spending would still mean plenty of new shows each year from the company, possibly with a little more emphasis on quality over quantity. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Officials hoped the severity of the surge would be blunted by rising vaccinations, but the cutback in indoor capacity restrictions and other mitigation measures made predictions difficult. \u2014 Nigel Chiwaya, NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Fox News launched it initially as a fill-in for the departure of the controversial Glenn Beck, whose program had come to an end amid a cutback in sponsorship. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Bennett was 17-for-26 passing for 224 yards and two touchdowns and Bulldogs ran for 140 years \u2013 67 of those on a cutback run by James Cook in the third quarter that led to the Georgia taking a 13-9 lead on a 1-yard run by Zamir White. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Gibson carried the load with his cutback runs on stretch plays. \u2014 Tom Canavan, courant.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "In the first half, the Ravens were strong up front, especially tackles Calais Campbell, Brandon Williams and Justin Madubuike, but some of those cutback runs were devastating, especially late in the game. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Her training plan, while rigorous, also incorporates cutback weeks. \u2014 Amanda Loudin, Outside Online , 26 Feb. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "High gas prices are likely pushing Michigan residents to cut back on travel plans while also fueling demand for fully electric vehicles and ride-share services. \u2014 Freep.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Amid one of the worst stretches for financial performance in Amazon\u2019s history, Mr. Jassy is working to cut back the excesses of an e-commerce operation the company expanded at breakneck pace during much of the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "With the summer\u2019s first heat wave pushing the heat index beyond 100 degrees in the south, TVA is asking its customers across its seven-state footprint to cut back on its energy use. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
      "The government is also likely to roll out legislation to overhaul the post-Brexit trade rules that govern Northern Ireland, hoping to cut back border checks on goods shipped from mainland Britain to the North. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Gas prices on Thursday edged toward \u2014 and in some places surpassed \u2014 $5 a gallon for regular unleaded in metro Detroit, a threshold that for some means conscious efforts and strategies to cut back . \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "How quickly does the world have to cut back its fossil energies",
      "That includes learning how to cut back on carbon emissions and using less plastic. \u2014 Erin Spencer, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
      "So says Southern California\u2019s water boss Adel Hagekhalil, explaining why homes are being asked to cut back outdoor watering to one day per week; details here from Times reporters Hayley Smith, Ian James and Jaimie Ding. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1871, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bob",
      "clip",
      "crop",
      "cut",
      "dock",
      "lop (off)",
      "nip",
      "pare",
      "poll",
      "prune",
      "shave",
      "shear",
      "snip",
      "trim"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095243",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "cut card":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a guide or other card of a card series equipped with a tab for use in filing":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190204",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "cut costs":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to spend less money":[
        "The company has tried to cut costs in several areas."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194833",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "cut down":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": knock down":[],
      ": to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature":[],
      ": to reduce or curtail volume or activity":[
        "cut down on smoking"
      ],
      ": to remake in a smaller size":[],
      ": to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings":[],
      ": to strike down and kill or incapacitate":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "we need to cut down that dying tree",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The greatest savings from using the Cuban pharmacy came when purchasing prescriptions in larger quantities, such as 90-day supplies, which cut down on distribution fees, the authors said. \u2014 Joseph Walker, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "Research is slowly paving the way toward simpler, cheaper and more durable smart windows that cut down costs and risks. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
      "Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Lock-Screen Focus Mode Apple's Focus, which rolled out in iOS 15 as a way to cut down on distractions, now connects to the Lock Screen. \u2014 Dave Leclair, PCMAG , 7 June 2022",
      "Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
      "So when developing goals and rewards, think about ways to cut down on the amount of bath water, the number of loads of clothes and dishes, and the amount of water sprinkled on your lawn and plants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Brightline, the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office and several other police departments are launching a joint safety campaign to cut down on the spate of train-vehicle collisions at railroad crossings along the Florida East Railway corridor in the county. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061758",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "cut in":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an insoluble mixture containing waxes, fatty acids, soaps, and resinous material that forms a continuous layer on the outer epidermal wall of a plant":[],
      ": something cut in":[],
      ": to become automatically connected or started in operation":[
        "waiting for the auxiliary motor to cut in"
      ],
      ": to connect into an electrical circuit to a mechanical apparatus so as to permit operation":[],
      ": to include especially among those benefiting or favored":[
        "cut them in on the profits"
      ],
      ": to interrupt a dancing couple and take one as one's partner":[],
      ": to introduce into a number, group, or sequence":[],
      ": to join in something suddenly":[
        "cut in on the conversation"
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      "Earth\u2019s atmosphere has a habit of desiccating things, after all, so plants evolved something called cutin , a waxy barrier against the elements. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 21 June 2018",
      "The scientists hypothesized that this new plastic-eating enzyme must have evolved from an older cutin -eating enzyme. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "After studying this bacteria, the researchers found the enzyme, which is similar to the enzyme many bacteria already use to break down a different chemical, called cutin . \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On Wednesday, the bond market shifted its expectations toward a half-point rate cut in the Fed\u2019s benchmark rate at some point in 2023, as traders upped their bets on a recession. \u2014 Peyton Forte | Bloomberg News, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "Hollywood conglomerates have held up better than Netflix, but Walt Disney shares are still down 38 percent so far in 2022 on fears a cut in discretionary consumer spending will see fewer people visit a theme park or the local multiplex. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
      "Another factor that could undercut any savings for drivers from a temporary cut in the federal gas tax is the price of oil. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
      "Sunday, Germany\u2019s economic minister said the country will limit the use of natural gas for electricity production amid concerns about possible shortages caused by a cut in supplies from Russia. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
      "Christ said bookings at Tweed remain strong, and the 50% cut in fares was more aimed at other airports \u2014 Chicago, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham \u2014 to raise its profile where the Avelo brand is not as well known. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "Saab made the final cut in the first of three audition round episodes securing her spot as one of 20 chefs, narrowed from a field of 40 competing. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "One hundred miles out from anywhere, a narrow cut in the black spruce appeared. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "Eleven's gamine cut in 1986 is in fact a wig, which is mindblowing for a few reasons \u2014 but more on that shortly. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022"
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      "Straw\u2019s ability to get the ball to his cutoff quickly has prevented runners from advancing on multiple occasions, and at least twice aided Amed Rosario in throwing home in time to prevent runs. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
      "The union wants to expand arbitration to include the top 35% by service time of players with at least two seasons of major-league service and less than three, up from the 22% cutoff in place since 2013. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The union wants to expand arbitration to include the top 35% by service time of players with at least two seasons of major league service and less than three, up from the 22% cutoff in place since 2013. \u2014 Ronald Blum, courant.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "With days to go until the filing deadline \u2014 5 p.m. June 1 \u2014 candidates predicted a flurry of activity before the cutoff . \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "The professionals should have no problem wrapping up their races before the cutoff . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "One of my favorite clips of all time is when Gunhild Swanson finished, like, four seconds before the cutoff at Western States. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "About 52% of the rejections were because voters had missed requesting absentee ballots before the cutoff , 11 days before the election, according to elections data analyzed by CNN. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Grip it and rip it just before the 7300-rpm fuel cutoff . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But when the coronavirus swept the globe and China cut off exports of N95s, elastomeric respirators were nowhere to be found in a vast majority of hospitals and health clinics in the United States. \u2014 Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
      "Only as a last resort were businesses fined or cut off from economic subsidies. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
      "Nabity grew worried that Scottsdale might make a similar decision and cut off supply to Rio Verde Foothills. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 June 2022",
      "Famine threatens wide swaths of world Malnourishment and hunger were big problems even before Russia invaded Ukraine in February and cut off Europe\u2019s breadbasket from its markets, sparking a flurry of dire warnings about the world\u2019s food supplies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
      "The country's assault on Ukraine has left it with few friends in the international community, and the default will likely cut off access to foreign financing for years. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 27 June 2022",
      "Considering his lack of outside shooting, Beauchamp has a good feel of when and how to cut off ball. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "With a reciprocating saw, a thief can crawl under a car, cut off the converter, and split in under 10 minutes. \u2014 Simon Levien, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "On Friday, the infants Romulus and Remus remain, but the she-wolf has been cut off at the ankles and taken. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022"
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      "1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145007"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190441",
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      "Noun",
      "a cardboard cutout of a famous actor",
      "Verb",
      "the engine abruptly cut out",
      "now cut that out , or I'm turning this car around!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Proba started out by imagining otherworldly pools lined with vibrant, overlapping Matisse- cutout -like shapes and then posting digital renderings of her proposals on Instagram. \u2014 Tim Mckeough, ELLE Decor , 16 June 2022",
      "Mysterious industry insider ShrimpApplePro, who first revealed the iPhone 14 Pro's i- cutout display in September followed by detailed dimensions, has now leaked the first details of their new A16 chip. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s minidress had a cutout that revealed her torso and featured various shades of brown going from dark to light, giving an ombr\u00e9 effect. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
      "Like last year\u2019s model, the Z Flip 4 will feature a 6.7-inch flexible display that folds in the center with a hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 May 2022",
      "Megan wore gray pants and a sleeveless keyhole- cutout top, with a pair of lilac pumps and a matching micro handbag. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Wearing a yellow, cutout mini dress and white heels, Shazam looked right at home among the art and near fellow downtown babe Julia Fox, who wore an equally slinky slip dress. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The floor-length silhouette\u2019s main feature was a cutout at the stomach, drawing the eye to Lima\u2019s baby bump. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "The other is a circular cutout where the selfie camera will go. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Even without Patterson, Kentucky\u2019s defense has its work cut out for it. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 3 Nov. 2017",
      "Then the lights cut out , and everything fell into darkness. \u2014 Sheri Fink, New York Times , 15 Oct. 2017",
      "And in preparation for Sunday evening's 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards, Vargas had her work cut out for her. \u2014 Sarah Kinonen, Allure , 17 Sep. 2017"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      "Noun",
      "In school he was always a cutup , telling jokes and acting silly.",
      "Verb",
      "high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Civilian Adele is a cutup , relentlessly self-effacing, and always taking the piss out of herself. \u2014 Abby Aguirre, Vogue , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "One shoe, made from a cutup Audubon magazine, features fragmented images of flamingos. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2021",
      "The sound bytes were so entertaining that McCartney made a cutup of all of them. \u2014 cleveland , 10 Jan. 2021",
      "According to Granofsky, the Ravens have a fan cutup of him for current games. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 26 Sep. 2020",
      "Among other topics Day covered during a Wednesday teleconference: \u2022 Day said his typical day begins with watching film, whether that is cutups from the three spring practices, watching NFL teams or studying one of OSU\u2019s 2020 opponents. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 25 Mar. 2020",
      "Once the cutup in all those pictures, Sandi now kept her arms pinned to her sides. \u2014 cleveland.com , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "There are video cutups of him training in the sand, going through his steps. \u2014 Rainer Sabin | Rsabin@al.com, al , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "Shanahan tasked McVay with binding playbooks, making copies, scribbling out play sheets and organizing cutups of opposing defenses. \u2014 Greg Bishop, SI.com , 23 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The aluminum body keeps these Abel pliers light, and the steel cutting blades are sturdy enough to cut up to 250-pound braided wire. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 17 Apr. 2015",
      "The last big success was a 2014 agreement billed as a boost to lower-income countries that cut up red tape on goods clearing borders. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 11 June 2022",
      "The rollup pack comes in six sizes measuring up to 5 by 131 feet and can be cut up for trees, shrubs, and bushes of all sizes. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
      "According to Marseille's bouillabaisse charter, in an attempt to standardize the ingredients and preparation of the classic dish, the soup must include at least four of six specific fish selections that are cut up in front of the diners. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "The group cut up glycerine-type soap into small pieces and added them to a fuel mixture of gas and diesel to create a gel for the accelerant. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "His master cut up Luc's body and sold the parts for divination. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Billboard magazines are my favorite to read and to cut up and put on my vision boards. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "The girls in the apartment hung up party decorations, cut up shiny confetti to use as a prop in the music video, and even called some friends to come over. \u2014 Seventeen , 31 May 2022"
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      "1580, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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      "1710, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Verb",
      "we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street",
      "cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Those reservoirs in turn have shrunken to less than a quarter and a third of their respective capacities, leading federal water managers to call for an emergency cutback in releases to preserve hydropower-generating capacity at Glen Canyon Dam. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Even a cutback on TV-show spending would still mean plenty of new shows each year from the company, possibly with a little more emphasis on quality over quantity. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Officials hoped the severity of the surge would be blunted by rising vaccinations, but the cutback in indoor capacity restrictions and other mitigation measures made predictions difficult. \u2014 Nigel Chiwaya, NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Fox News launched it initially as a fill-in for the departure of the controversial Glenn Beck, whose program had come to an end amid a cutback in sponsorship. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Bennett was 17-for-26 passing for 224 yards and two touchdowns and Bulldogs ran for 140 years \u2013 67 of those on a cutback run by James Cook in the third quarter that led to the Georgia taking a 13-9 lead on a 1-yard run by Zamir White. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Gibson carried the load with his cutback runs on stretch plays. \u2014 Tom Canavan, courant.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "In the first half, the Ravens were strong up front, especially tackles Calais Campbell, Brandon Williams and Justin Madubuike, but some of those cutback runs were devastating, especially late in the game. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Her training plan, while rigorous, also incorporates cutback weeks. \u2014 Amanda Loudin, Outside Online , 26 Feb. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "High gas prices are likely pushing Michigan residents to cut back on travel plans while also fueling demand for fully electric vehicles and ride-share services. \u2014 Freep.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Amid one of the worst stretches for financial performance in Amazon\u2019s history, Mr. Jassy is working to cut back the excesses of an e-commerce operation the company expanded at breakneck pace during much of the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "With the summer\u2019s first heat wave pushing the heat index beyond 100 degrees in the south, TVA is asking its customers across its seven-state footprint to cut back on its energy use. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
      "The government is also likely to roll out legislation to overhaul the post-Brexit trade rules that govern Northern Ireland, hoping to cut back border checks on goods shipped from mainland Britain to the North. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Gas prices on Thursday edged toward \u2014 and in some places surpassed \u2014 $5 a gallon for regular unleaded in metro Detroit, a threshold that for some means conscious efforts and strategies to cut back . \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "How quickly does the world have to cut back its fossil energies",
      "That includes learning how to cut back on carbon emissions and using less plastic. \u2014 Erin Spencer, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
      "So says Southern California\u2019s water boss Adel Hagekhalil, explaining why homes are being asked to cut back outdoor watering to one day per week; details here from Times reporters Hayley Smith, Ian James and Jaimie Ding. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022"
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      "1871, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccbak"
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      "clip",
      "crop",
      "cut",
      "dock",
      "lop (off)",
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      "poll",
      "prune",
      "shave",
      "shear",
      "snip",
      "trim"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230444",
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130102",
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      "noun"
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      ": catechu sense a":[]
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      "1759, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Hindi kacahr\u012b , from kaca- (probably from Prakrit kacca , from Sanskrit k(rudot}tya ) + -hri (probably from Prakrit ghara house, hearth); akin to Sanskrit k\u1e5bty\u0101 act, action, karman act, work and to Sanskrit gharma heat":""
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        "\u2014 Thomas Chandler Haliburton"
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      "Adjective",
      "she's very nice, but she's not afraid to get cute when there's something she wants",
      "we're having a serious discussion here, so cut the cute remarks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Stormi looked too cute for her shopping trip, wearing a floral halter dress, white sneakers and toting a mini hot pink Prada purse. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "For the ultra-minimalist, yoga or Pilates enthusiast, there\u2019s the V-Soul which looks super cute and also allows for full freedom of movement. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 June 2022",
      "Fans can catch up on the lightning-fast (and super cute ) extraterrestrial and his bushy-two-tailed pal Tails when Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is available to stream starting tomorrow on Paramount+. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "Maverick\u2019s rival pilot, played by Val Kilmer, who is also super cute . \u2014 Wendi Aarons, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Check out a few super cute photos of the couple from over the years, courtesy of their Instagram accounts. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 16 May 2022",
      "Glinda the Good Witch, the Tin Man, and Dorothy have never looked so cute ! \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "While the triangle cut of Dua's top and the cheeky, mid-rise bottoms look super cute , the main star of this look is obvi the sweet white butterfly charm that rests in the middle of Lipa's chest. \u2014 Seventeen , 10 May 2022",
      "And the C40 Recharge is cute as hell, the pick of the litter. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Dependent upon snowfall for insulation in a place where the snowpack has been reduced by 41 percent over the past 30 years, the cute -as-a-bunny pika (which has already vanished from a large section of the Sierra Nevada) may be in trouble here, too. \u2014 Jon Waterman, Outside Online , 15 June 2020",
      "Cut the cute from your play and keep everything direct and simple in your game in the manner interim coach Andrew Burnette talks. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
      "Calpak, the cute -yet-practical luggage brand that makes work totes, lunch bags, suitcases and more, has released a collection of travel bags with Taco Bell. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In the cute snap, True blew a kiss at the camera while rocking purple glittery eyeshadow and bright red lipstick. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Kim also revealed during the appearance that Davidson surprised her on V-Day this year with a super-sentimental gift that harkens all the way back to their meet cute back in October of last year. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Pictures of the cute -- but potentially dangerous -- creature first popped up on social media on Monday. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Girl thinks Boy is \u00fcber cute but is too nervous to act on it. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Girl thinks Boy is \u00fcber cute but is too nervous to act on it. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1965, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for acute":"Adjective and Noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fct"
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      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010920",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": attractive or pretty especially in a childish, youthful, or delicate way":[
        "a cute puppy",
        "a cute smile"
      ],
      ": clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner":[
        "\" \u2026 he's a true patriot and statesman \u2026 and a most particular cute lawyer.\"",
        "\u2014 Thomas Chandler Haliburton"
      ],
      ": impertinent , smart-alecky":[
        "Don't get cute with me."
      ],
      ": obviously straining for effect":[
        "The movie's too cute to be taken seriously."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "she's very nice, but she's not afraid to get cute when there's something she wants",
      "we're having a serious discussion here, so cut the cute remarks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Stormi looked too cute for her shopping trip, wearing a floral halter dress, white sneakers and toting a mini hot pink Prada purse. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "For the ultra-minimalist, yoga or Pilates enthusiast, there\u2019s the V-Soul which looks super cute and also allows for full freedom of movement. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 June 2022",
      "Fans can catch up on the lightning-fast (and super cute ) extraterrestrial and his bushy-two-tailed pal Tails when Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is available to stream starting tomorrow on Paramount+. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "Maverick\u2019s rival pilot, played by Val Kilmer, who is also super cute . \u2014 Wendi Aarons, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Check out a few super cute photos of the couple from over the years, courtesy of their Instagram accounts. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 16 May 2022",
      "Glinda the Good Witch, the Tin Man, and Dorothy have never looked so cute ! \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "While the triangle cut of Dua's top and the cheeky, mid-rise bottoms look super cute , the main star of this look is obvi the sweet white butterfly charm that rests in the middle of Lipa's chest. \u2014 Seventeen , 10 May 2022",
      "And the C40 Recharge is cute as hell, the pick of the litter. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Dependent upon snowfall for insulation in a place where the snowpack has been reduced by 41 percent over the past 30 years, the cute -as-a-bunny pika (which has already vanished from a large section of the Sierra Nevada) may be in trouble here, too. \u2014 Jon Waterman, Outside Online , 15 June 2020",
      "Cut the cute from your play and keep everything direct and simple in your game in the manner interim coach Andrew Burnette talks. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
      "Calpak, the cute -yet-practical luggage brand that makes work totes, lunch bags, suitcases and more, has released a collection of travel bags with Taco Bell. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In the cute snap, True blew a kiss at the camera while rocking purple glittery eyeshadow and bright red lipstick. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Kim also revealed during the appearance that Davidson surprised her on V-Day this year with a super-sentimental gift that harkens all the way back to their meet cute back in October of last year. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Pictures of the cute -- but potentially dangerous -- creature first popped up on social media on Monday. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Girl thinks Boy is \u00fcber cute but is too nervous to act on it. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Girl thinks Boy is \u00fcber cute but is too nervous to act on it. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1965, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for acute":"Adjective and Noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050618",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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  "cutey":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Her boyfriend's a real cutie .",
      "in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jessica Simpson's daughter Birdie Mae is a cutie under her rainbow umbrella! \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "This budget-friendly cutie -pie is ideal for small spaces like bathrooms and kitchens. \u2014 Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The author regularly and tragically applies cutie -pie neologisms to the remote past. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Mid-investigation, Knight swings by Kasie's (Diona Reasonover) lab and finds our favorite scientist playing video games with a glasses-wearing cutie named Piper. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Energetic and fun-loving, this senior cutie prefers to run around in the yard and would enjoy nothing more than a play session with her favorite humans each day. \u2014 The Republic, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is definitely the MVC (most valuable cutie ) of the NFL right now. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Interested adopters can view available pets, like cutie pie Cleo, and schedule an appointment online at azhumane.org/adopt. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Watch this little cutie find the courage to make friends for the first time. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-t\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "dolly bird",
      "enchantress",
      "eyeful",
      "fox",
      "goddess",
      "honey",
      "knockout",
      "queen",
      "stunner"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184840",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Her boyfriend's a real cutie .",
      "in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jessica Simpson's daughter Birdie Mae is a cutie under her rainbow umbrella! \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "This budget-friendly cutie -pie is ideal for small spaces like bathrooms and kitchens. \u2014 Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The author regularly and tragically applies cutie -pie neologisms to the remote past. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Mid-investigation, Knight swings by Kasie's (Diona Reasonover) lab and finds our favorite scientist playing video games with a glasses-wearing cutie named Piper. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Energetic and fun-loving, this senior cutie prefers to run around in the yard and would enjoy nothing more than a play session with her favorite humans each day. \u2014 The Republic, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is definitely the MVC (most valuable cutie ) of the NFL right now. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Interested adopters can view available pets, like cutie pie Cleo, and schedule an appointment online at azhumane.org/adopt. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Watch this little cutie find the courage to make friends for the first time. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-t\u0113"
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      "beauty",
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      "enchantress",
      "eyeful",
      "fox",
      "goddess",
      "honey",
      "knockout",
      "queen",
      "stunner"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212231",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": infiltration of plant cell walls with cutin \u2014 compare cuticularization , suberization":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary cutinize + -ation":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccky\u00fct\u1d4an\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115253",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a flat croquette of chopped meat or fish":[],
      ": a small slice of meat":[
        "a veal cutlet"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile, dredge each chicken cutlet in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess; then dip in the egg wash, letting the excess drip off; and finally dredge in the breadcrumb-pretzel mixture to coat. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "The cutlet should be thin but not too thin, somewhere between a Milanese and a proper steak. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "If desired, place each cutlet between two pieces of plastic wrap or wax paper. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "ChefShack with an a la carte menu of fried olives, oysters casino and cutlet sliders on May 14. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "But adding a tasty layer on the outside \u2014 to something like a lamb chop, a trout fillet or even a beef or chicken cutlet \u2014 adds a lot of flavor with minimal effort/ingredients (my two favorite things). \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Slide the cutlet onto a hearty roll for a chicken Parm sandwich",
      "The restaurant also serves zebra -- although in a more traditional cutlet -type format. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Place a chicken cutlet between two pieces of plastic wrap. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French c\u00f4telette , from Old French costelette , diminutive of coste rib, side, from Latin costa \u2014 more at coast":""
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      "\u02c8k\u0259t-l\u0259t"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043002",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": caption , legend":[]
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      "the cutline wrongly identified the people in the photo",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Almirola enters Road America 17th on the playoff grid, nine points below SHR teammate Kevin Harvick, who's currently on the cutline . \u2014 Joseph Wolkin, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Thankfully, the feeling of being overwhelmed returns to the traditional norm of being below the cutline for the playoffs more than halfway through the regular season, something McDowell is familiar with overcoming. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
      "Daly was inside the cutline for much of the second round but an inward nine of 5-over-par 40, which included a double on the seventh, did him in. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 21 May 2022",
      "William Byron and Alex Bowman all are below the cutline going into the Roval, a hybrid track that uses both the road course and oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "Playing in just his second PGA Tour event in 18 months, and 15 months after a horrific, single-car accident nearly cost him his life, Woods birdied two of his final six holes to move from one shot outside the cutline to one shot below. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, The Arizona Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "The four drivers above the cutline are Hendrick Motorsports teammates Larson and Chase Elliott, the reigning Cup champion, as well as Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "In finishing second, Elliott moved above the cutline and is second in the standings headed to Martinsville. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "The regular-season champion has a 57-point cushion above the cutline . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccl\u012bn"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125205",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": cellulose associated with cutin in the cuticle of certain plants":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "cut in + -o- + cellulose":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6ky\u00fct(\u02cc)\u014d+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124323",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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        "\u2014 John Kerry"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Straw\u2019s ability to get the ball to his cutoff quickly has prevented runners from advancing on multiple occasions, and at least twice aided Amed Rosario in throwing home in time to prevent runs. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
      "The union wants to expand arbitration to include the top 35% by service time of players with at least two seasons of major-league service and less than three, up from the 22% cutoff in place since 2013. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The union wants to expand arbitration to include the top 35% by service time of players with at least two seasons of major league service and less than three, up from the 22% cutoff in place since 2013. \u2014 Ronald Blum, courant.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "With days to go until the filing deadline \u2014 5 p.m. June 1 \u2014 candidates predicted a flurry of activity before the cutoff . \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "The professionals should have no problem wrapping up their races before the cutoff . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "One of my favorite clips of all time is when Gunhild Swanson finished, like, four seconds before the cutoff at Western States. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "About 52% of the rejections were because voters had missed requesting absentee ballots before the cutoff , 11 days before the election, according to elections data analyzed by CNN. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Grip it and rip it just before the 7300-rpm fuel cutoff . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But when the coronavirus swept the globe and China cut off exports of N95s, elastomeric respirators were nowhere to be found in a vast majority of hospitals and health clinics in the United States. \u2014 Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
      "Only as a last resort were businesses fined or cut off from economic subsidies. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
      "Nabity grew worried that Scottsdale might make a similar decision and cut off supply to Rio Verde Foothills. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 June 2022",
      "Famine threatens wide swaths of world Malnourishment and hunger were big problems even before Russia invaded Ukraine in February and cut off Europe\u2019s breadbasket from its markets, sparking a flurry of dire warnings about the world\u2019s food supplies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
      "The country's assault on Ukraine has left it with few friends in the international community, and the default will likely cut off access to foreign financing for years. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 27 June 2022",
      "Considering his lack of outside shooting, Beauchamp has a good feel of when and how to cut off ball. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "With a reciprocating saw, a thief can crawl under a car, cut off the converter, and split in under 10 minutes. \u2014 Simon Levien, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "On Friday, the infants Romulus and Remus remain, but the she-wolf has been cut off at the ankles and taken. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022"
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      "Civale mixed six pitches, according to baseball savant, leaning heavily on his cutter , sinker and curveball, while allowing two runs and striking out seven. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
      "Hurley painted the outside corner with her cutter to keep hitters off balance. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "But Strom hopes the mechanical adjustments could help with his cutter , giving him a better weapon against lefties, who have hit him hard. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "Suddenly, a pitcher already relying heavily on deception had a little more fuzz on his ball, and his cutter began moving magically, allowing his pitches to play off each other. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Fed up with the cookie- cutter hit-chasing aspect of the music industry, Angie Miller \u2013 an American Idol finalist on season 12 \u2013 rebranded as Zealyn in order to feel free to let her musical freak flag fly. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 16 May 2022",
      "Playing catch with pitcher Tyler Gilbert, Moll started toying with his cutter , shifting his grip and release point. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2022",
      "Garcia relied on his cutter to shut down the Tigers, still waiting for their offense to pick up the pace, across seven innings. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
      "The one exception: His cutter , which has emerged as perhaps his best pitch during the first month of the season. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That might sound aggressive, if not a tad cutthroat , but showing equal and strong interest in the mental and physical health of your people is crucial to employee retention, especially. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
      "Contestants are dropping like flies, either via elimination or injury, so the game will only get more cutthroat from here with the best of the best still around. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
      "In a cutthroat and pricey market, aspiring homeowners now face a new challenge: rising interest rates. \u2014 Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Logan Canyon \u2022 Temple Fork is a beloved hiking area by many Cache Valley locals, home to one of the few sites where Bonneville cutthroat continue to thrive. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "In this cutthroat , zero-sum game of high finance, people are used to being yelled and cursed at. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Now early data and interviews across the industry suggest that many buyers have finally been exhausted by declining affordability and cutthroat competition, causing the gravity-defying pandemic housing market to start easing up. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Along with downward trends in growth and profitability, retailers may also be struggling with mounting operations costs, hampered productivity and cutthroat pricing. \u2014 Anita Raj, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Now Pearl will get to face off against his former assistant annually in a cutthroat SEC that placed six teams in the NCAA Tournament this year while six others made coaching changes to try to keep pace in the league. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Lewis will executive produce the movie where a young woman, raised by her parents to be an expert thief, must enter a dangerous and cutthroat competition that pits her against other young talented thieves where the winner takes all. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
      "In India\u2019s cutthroat ride-hailing market, companies like Uber and homegrown rival Ola have been going head-to-head to be the go-to provider of cheap and convenient rides. \u2014 Simran Vaswani, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The voices belonged to members of a bachelorette party who were engaged in a particularly cutthroat drinking game by the property\u2019s pool. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Still, that doesn\u2019t mean that commercial flying is devoid of its own cutthroat class system. \u2014 Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic , 29 May 2022",
      "Michael Jordan reveled in his cutthroat competitiveness. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "But navigating the rickety bridge between being a true teammate and a fierce competitor has been one of the greatest challenges of my career, especially during the cutthroat Olympic qualification process. \u2014 Tess Johnson, PEOPLE.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "After 12 years portraying cutthroat lawyer Diane Lockhart across two hit series, The Good Wife and The Good Fight, Baranski knows a thing or two about projecting brute confidence. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Fischer\u2019s adept character sketches bring to life dozens of people who played a role in the creation of motion pictures and help reveal the cutthroat world inhabited by late 19th-century inventors. \u2014 Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 May 2022"
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      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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        "She [a young woman identified as \"Kristen\"] took occasional advantage of college-offered therapy in her sophomore year but also continued to cut herself. \"For me\u2014and for all the other cutters I know\u2014 cutting isn't about self-esteem, it's about control,\" Kristin explained. \"\u2026 Cutting can be\u2014and was for me\u2014a cry for help: 'Look at me\u2014I hurt so much I'm bleeding\u2014help me stop this pain!'",
        "\u2014 Barrett Seaman"
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      "Take some cuttings from the plant and put them in water.",
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      "He made a cutting remark about my family, and I haven't spoken to him since.",
      "a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Companies can buy the most cutting -edge technologies, but those technologies will not be worth the investment without reliable data and proper data management tools and practices in place. \u2014 Anupam Nandwana, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Subsequent benchmarks were accompanied by technological breakthroughs, exemplifying the venue\u2019s commitment to the most cutting -edge presentation possible. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Deliberately, director Gareth Edwards' effort is rough around the edges, hectic in its cross- cutting but increasingly effective as kinetic cinema. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "Jackson's boosters say the endorsement by former clerks of conservative justices corroborates a cross- cutting appeal. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "That is why Alaskans push tirelessly to ensure that energy companies drilling for oil do so with the most cutting -edge carbon-reducing technology. \u2014 Harry Brower Jr. And Josiah Patkotak, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Intel will make some of its most cutting -edge processors at the new site, Mr. Gelsinger said in an interview. \u2014 Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "In 2020, the California company delayed the launch of its most cutting -edge chipset by two years, losing ground to competition. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "In the reception room known as the Grand Salon, objects by some of the world\u2019s most cutting -edge designers are juxtaposed with moldings, paneled walls and other elaborate woodwork. \u2014 Ted Loos, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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      ": the angle between the cutting face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work back of the tool":[]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a board on which something (such as food or cloth) is placed for cutting":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Place chicken on cutting board ; tent with foil; let stand 10 minutes. \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
      "Try a marble cutting board or any type of heatproof cutting board. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2020",
      "That cutting board and cheese from that day were all destroyed and the room sanitized, according to the company. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "And smart features, like the slide-in cutting board and drying rack that flank the range, make cooking a breeze. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
      "From there, its staff will offer cooking instructions, suggestions on choosing the right skillet to sear a steak, how to slice the steak and what cutting board to use. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "The study found that earbuds had 2,700 times the number of bacteria found on a kitchen cutting board . \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Lay the ripe pineapple on its side on a clean cutting board . \u2014 Meredith Stettner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "On a countertop or large cutting board , crisscross two 12-inch pieces of string to make a plus sign. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1639, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media",
      "He's a director who tries to keep his films right on the cutting edge .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Introducing my cutting edge Mammpoo and conditioner. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But as technology advanced, the cutting edge found its way to a new generation of console hardware\u2014most notably in the late 1990s with the launch of the sixth generation of consoles, including the PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, and Sega Dreamcast. \u2014 Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Despite the impressive launches and tests of cutting edge ballistics, the Russian military is struggling to provide quality weaponry to its troops on the front lines in certain regions of Ukraine. \u2014 Fox News , 28 May 2022",
      "In the end, Rodgers\u2019 vision of combining the best of ancient technology with the cutting edge science of the modern era seems to have created a wine that straddles both worlds. \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Edwardsport was initially touted as being a cutting edge technology. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "Cancer researchers and doctors around the country are working on it \u2014 not only replacing rounds of toxic chemotherapy with the most advanced immunotherapies but also making the cutting edge treatments more readily accessible and even comfortable. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
      "The president toured the factory with executives, making bold predictions about the future of U.S. industry that could be made possible through greater use of cutting edge equipment and domestic manufacturers. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
      "How can fashion embrace inclusivity's cutting edge "
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": an agile saddle horse trained to separate individual animals from a cattle herd":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In her 50s, Buckley started riding cutting horses , which are trained to separate a cow from its herd. \u2014 Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News , 10 July 2019",
      "Rapp, 48, who is one of the sport\u2019s most successful cutting horse riders with more than $9 million in NCHA earnings, was asked to Hott Nu Cowboy about 30 minutes before the horse was scheduled to compete in the open division first round April 14. \u2014 Brett Hoffman, star-telegram , 21 Apr. 2018",
      "Cooper is the resident trainer at the Rose Valley Ranch of Weatherford where the three horses were taught to compete in cutting horse shows. \u2014 Brett Hoffman, star-telegram , 16 Apr. 2018",
      "For Michael Cooper, cutting horse and rodeo activities has become a family affair. \u2014 Brett Hoffman, star-telegram , 16 Apr. 2018"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130513",
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      "a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media",
      "He's a director who tries to keep his films right on the cutting edge .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Introducing my cutting edge Mammpoo and conditioner. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But as technology advanced, the cutting edge found its way to a new generation of console hardware\u2014most notably in the late 1990s with the launch of the sixth generation of consoles, including the PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, and Sega Dreamcast. \u2014 Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Despite the impressive launches and tests of cutting edge ballistics, the Russian military is struggling to provide quality weaponry to its troops on the front lines in certain regions of Ukraine. \u2014 Fox News , 28 May 2022",
      "In the end, Rodgers\u2019 vision of combining the best of ancient technology with the cutting edge science of the modern era seems to have created a wine that straddles both worlds. \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Edwardsport was initially touted as being a cutting edge technology. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "Cancer researchers and doctors around the country are working on it \u2014 not only replacing rounds of toxic chemotherapy with the most advanced immunotherapies but also making the cutting edge treatments more readily accessible and even comfortable. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
      "The president toured the factory with executives, making bold predictions about the future of U.S. industry that could be made possible through greater use of cutting edge equipment and domestic manufacturers. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
      "How can fashion embrace inclusivity's cutting edge "
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064214",
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      "a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Earth\u2019s atmosphere has a habit of desiccating things, after all, so plants evolved something called cutin , a waxy barrier against the elements. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 21 June 2018",
      "The scientists hypothesized that this new plastic-eating enzyme must have evolved from an older cutin -eating enzyme. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "After studying this bacteria, the researchers found the enzyme, which is similar to the enzyme many bacteria already use to break down a different chemical, called cutin . \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On Wednesday, the bond market shifted its expectations toward a half-point rate cut in the Fed\u2019s benchmark rate at some point in 2023, as traders upped their bets on a recession. \u2014 Peyton Forte | Bloomberg News, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "Hollywood conglomerates have held up better than Netflix, but Walt Disney shares are still down 38 percent so far in 2022 on fears a cut in discretionary consumer spending will see fewer people visit a theme park or the local multiplex. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
      "Another factor that could undercut any savings for drivers from a temporary cut in the federal gas tax is the price of oil. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
      "Sunday, Germany\u2019s economic minister said the country will limit the use of natural gas for electricity production amid concerns about possible shortages caused by a cut in supplies from Russia. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
      "Christ said bookings at Tweed remain strong, and the 50% cut in fares was more aimed at other airports \u2014 Chicago, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham \u2014 to raise its profile where the Avelo brand is not as well known. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "Saab made the final cut in the first of three audition round episodes securing her spot as one of 20 chefs, narrowed from a field of 40 competing. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "One hundred miles out from anywhere, a narrow cut in the black spruce appeared. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "Eleven's gamine cut in 1986 is in fact a wig, which is mindblowing for a few reasons \u2014 but more on that shortly. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022"
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin cutis":"Noun"
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      "circa 1872, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-t\u1d4an",
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      "Verb",
      "a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Earth\u2019s atmosphere has a habit of desiccating things, after all, so plants evolved something called cutin , a waxy barrier against the elements. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 21 June 2018",
      "The scientists hypothesized that this new plastic-eating enzyme must have evolved from an older cutin -eating enzyme. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "After studying this bacteria, the researchers found the enzyme, which is similar to the enzyme many bacteria already use to break down a different chemical, called cutin . \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On Wednesday, the bond market shifted its expectations toward a half-point rate cut in the Fed\u2019s benchmark rate at some point in 2023, as traders upped their bets on a recession. \u2014 Peyton Forte | Bloomberg News, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "Hollywood conglomerates have held up better than Netflix, but Walt Disney shares are still down 38 percent so far in 2022 on fears a cut in discretionary consumer spending will see fewer people visit a theme park or the local multiplex. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
      "Another factor that could undercut any savings for drivers from a temporary cut in the federal gas tax is the price of oil. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
      "Sunday, Germany\u2019s economic minister said the country will limit the use of natural gas for electricity production amid concerns about possible shortages caused by a cut in supplies from Russia. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
      "Christ said bookings at Tweed remain strong, and the 50% cut in fares was more aimed at other airports \u2014 Chicago, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham \u2014 to raise its profile where the Avelo brand is not as well known. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "Saab made the final cut in the first of three audition round episodes securing her spot as one of 20 chefs, narrowed from a field of 40 competing. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "One hundred miles out from anywhere, a narrow cut in the black spruce appeared. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "Eleven's gamine cut in 1986 is in fact a wig, which is mindblowing for a few reasons \u2014 but more on that shortly. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022"
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin cutis":"Noun"
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      "circa 1872, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1883, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": a currency circulating in the West Indies and in parts of the American mainland in the 18th and early 19th centuries, obtained by cutting the Spanish American dollar or its fractions into halves, quarters, or eighths for use as small change \u2014 compare bit entry 3 sense 2b":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211154"
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      ": to have a tooth begin to come through the gums":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221329"
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      "idiom"
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      ": to do something that is bad for oneself : to act in a way that will cause oneself harm":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224820"
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      "adjective"
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      ": having leaves that are more than normally divided":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231016"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": having or showing parts cut away":[
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      ": a cutaway picture or representation":[],
      ": a shot that interrupts the main action of a film or television program to take up a related subject or to depict action supposed to be going on at the same time as the main action":[],
      ": a back dive in which the head is lowered toward the board after the takeoff":[]
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      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The diagram shows a cutaway view of an engine.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Lilly notes this cutaway scene was omitted from the final episode. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 June 2022",
      "An 80-plus-degree day in February, with all those stereotypical cutaway shots of the beach, Griffith Park Observatory and movie stars",
      "The smaller pack no doubt helps keep costs manageable, starting at $43,295 for a cutaway model (think cab and frame but not much else). \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "At the time, members of the diplomatic corps \u2014 practically all men \u2014 were expected to own a cutaway tailcoat and striped trousers for formal receptions. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "The carmaker\u2019s new S-Class and a cutaway model of the S-Class Plug-in-Hybrid are seen throughout the campaign. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Also notable is a series of Depression-era lithographs by Benton Spruance showing cutaway views of teeming factories or city streets and subways, emphasizing the nature of the metropolis as a crowded, multi-layered hive of activity. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "Nine of the looks\u2014including the cutaway tops\u2014were couture, while the majority of the collection was ready to wear. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 July 2021",
      "On the mainstage \u2014 where Ru is out of drag, perhaps for some COVID reason, with cutaway shots of Ru in drag clearly filmed after the fact \u2014 Karen and Art are praised, while Elektra, Coco, and JoJo are read for their overall lack of polish. \u2014 Shaad D'souza, Vulture , 1 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Ohio plant currently produces Econoline cutaway chassis that are used for building shuttle buses and medium duty trucks. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "This cutaway shows the double stack of Ultium battery modules. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Without the broadcast staple of a cutaway to nervous parents in the stands, NBC will try to recreate that by showing viewing parties back in the United States. \u2014 David Bauder, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2021",
      "Golden Girls used them; the cutaway is standard on Family Guy. \u2014 Meghan De Maria, refinery29.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Without the broadcast staple of a cutaway to nervous parents in the stands, NBC will try to recreate that by showing viewing parties back in the United States. \u2014 David Bauder, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2021",
      "Without the broadcast staple of a cutaway to nervous parents in the stands, NBC will try to recreate that by showing viewing parties back in the United States. \u2014 David Bauder, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2021",
      "Without the broadcast staple of a cutaway to nervous parents in the stands, NBC will try to recreate that by showing viewing parties back in the United States. \u2014 David Bauder, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2021",
      "Without the broadcast staple of a cutaway to nervous parents in the stands, NBC will try to recreate that by showing viewing parties back in the United States. \u2014 David Bauder, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231435"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a short curving sword formerly used by sailors on warships":[],
      ": machete":[]
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      "\u02c8k\u0259t-l\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The pipe\u2019s walls, between 400 and 600 feet long, reach a vertiginous 22 feet, and its edges are cutlass sharp, leaving little to the eye but a cleaved sky. \u2014 Nick Remsen, Vogue , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "One, a nurse once driven from his home by Boko Haram, who lost everything but had found refuge in the estate, has started sleeping with a cutlass under his bed. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Marse, where the picong sharp like cutlass and cutting politician down to size and making fun of everything that taking itself too serious. \u2014 M Nourbese Philip, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 Feb. 2021",
      "The original had a leather-washer handle and a D-ring guard like a cutlass . \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 16 Feb. 2019",
      "Creepy Jason\u2019s full-back tattoo depicted a swashbuckling femme fatale, complete with cutlass and pistol, pirate hat, belts and, of course, an eyepatch. \u2014 Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 25 Sep. 2019",
      "The waving of cutlasses in the narrow waters between Arabia and Iran was the moment when two different and competing approaches to Iran between Western allies crossed. \u2014 Sam Kiley, CNN , 11 July 2019",
      "All pirates start with a relatively beefy collection of items, including weapons (pistol, sniper rifle, cutlass ), utilitarian items (compass, shovel, bucket), and goofy stuff (beer mug, pair of musical instruments). \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2018",
      "There\u2019s a Pirate Gallery and a Western Room packed with mannequins baring cutlasses and six-guns. \u2014 Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com , 6 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French coutelas , augmentative of coutel knife, from Latin cultellus , diminutive of culter knife, plowshare":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004150"
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  "cut a rug":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to dance in an energetic way":[
        "He's not young anymore, but he can still cut a rug on the dance floor."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014315"
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  "cutaneous sensation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a sensation (as of warmth, cold, contact, or pain) aroused by stimulation of end organs in the skin":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015919"
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  "cutoff man":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a player in baseball who relays a ball from an outfielder to the infield":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cortland Lawson scored from first as Notre Dame shortstop Zack Prajzner hesitated as the cutoff man . \u2014 Mike Wilson, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
      "McKay also has been impressed with how quickly Varsho has been able to get the ball back to the infield with strong, accurate throws to the cutoff man . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Rushing advanced to third, but left fielder Clark Elliott hit the cutoff man , who threw to second. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
      "Kearschner made a strong throw to cutoff man Huey Dunn and the second baseman made a perfect throw to third, nabbing Snow at third for the out. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
      "For the second straight game, Cleveland\u2019s defense cut down a runner as Franmil Reyes hit cutoff man Ernie Clement, whose relay throw beat Robert by plenty. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Alvarez made a mistake by missing the cutoff man on Austin Riley\u2019s RBI single in the sixth. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "\u00c1lvarez missed the cutoff man as the Braves collected their first run on Austin Riley's RBI single. \u2014 Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Martinez homered off a billboard above the Green Monster in the first against Keegan Akin (0-7) after his throw in the top of the inning bounced away from the cutoff man for an error, allowing Austin Hays to score. \u2014 Ken Powtak, courant.com , 15 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1967, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022212"
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  "cutmeter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a hand tachometer for determining the cutting speed of machine tools":[]
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      "\u02c8k\u0259t\u02ccm\u0113t\u0259(r)"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023339"
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  "cutout":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": one that cuts out":[],
      ": an intermediary in a clandestine operation":[],
      ": a record album no longer in production that is sold at a discount":[],
      ": to form by erosion":[],
      ": to determine or assign through necessity":[
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      ": to take the place of : supplant":[],
      ": to put an end to : desist from":[
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      ": deprive , defraud":[
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      ": to remove from a series or circuit : disconnect":[
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      ": to make inoperative":[],
      ": to depart in haste":[],
      ": to cease operating":[],
      ": to swerve out of a traffic line":[],
      ": naturally fitted or suited":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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      "break",
      "break down",
      "conk (out)",
      "crash",
      "die",
      "fail",
      "give out",
      "stall"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cardboard cutout of a famous actor",
      "Verb",
      "the engine abruptly cut out",
      "now cut that out , or I'm turning this car around!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Proba started out by imagining otherworldly pools lined with vibrant, overlapping Matisse- cutout -like shapes and then posting digital renderings of her proposals on Instagram. \u2014 Tim Mckeough, ELLE Decor , 16 June 2022",
      "Mysterious industry insider ShrimpApplePro, who first revealed the iPhone 14 Pro's i- cutout display in September followed by detailed dimensions, has now leaked the first details of their new A16 chip. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s minidress had a cutout that revealed her torso and featured various shades of brown going from dark to light, giving an ombr\u00e9 effect. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
      "Like last year\u2019s model, the Z Flip 4 will feature a 6.7-inch flexible display that folds in the center with a hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 May 2022",
      "Megan wore gray pants and a sleeveless keyhole- cutout top, with a pair of lilac pumps and a matching micro handbag. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Wearing a yellow, cutout mini dress and white heels, Shazam looked right at home among the art and near fellow downtown babe Julia Fox, who wore an equally slinky slip dress. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The floor-length silhouette\u2019s main feature was a cutout at the stomach, drawing the eye to Lima\u2019s baby bump. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "The other is a circular cutout where the selfie camera will go. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Even without Patterson, Kentucky\u2019s defense has its work cut out for it. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 3 Nov. 2017",
      "Then the lights cut out , and everything fell into darkness. \u2014 Sheri Fink, New York Times , 15 Oct. 2017",
      "And in preparation for Sunday evening's 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards, Vargas had her work cut out for her. \u2014 Sarah Kinonen, Allure , 17 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1645, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055711"
  },
  "cutworm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various smooth-bodied chiefly nocturnal noctuid moth caterpillars which often feed on young plant stems near ground level":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259t-\u02ccw\u0259rm"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Control weeds, grasses, and debris in the vegetable garden that provide cover; hand-pick cutworm larvae after dark, using a flashlight to find them, if practical. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "The omnivores eat many different foods, including whitebark pine nuts and army cutworm moths. \u2014 James Leggate, Fox News , 10 Sep. 2020",
      "The cutworm comes from a moth laying their eggs in the soil. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2020",
      "Killing a cutworm with a trowel or farmer\u2019s knife (Hori-Hori) will save woe in terms of labor and time. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "Grizzlies, which are a type of brown bear, also like to spend their days turning over rocks in search of army cutworm moths. \u2014 Jason Bittel, Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2019",
      "One of the stranger animals that the bears eat must be army cutworm moths, also known as miller moths. \u2014 Douglas Main, National Geographic , 25 June 2019",
      "At the end of the season, these tobacco plants had much less leaf damage than others from grasshoppers and cutworms . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Dec. 2013",
      "These types actually combat a variety of pest species, including weevils, clearwing borers, cutworms , sod webworms, chinch bugs, and white grubs. \u2014 The Editors, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2018"
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      "1816, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": infiltrated with cutin":[]
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      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-t\u1d4an-\u02cc\u012bzd"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1901, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063433"
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      "noun"
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      ": cutlass":[]
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      "\u02c8k\u0259t\u02cclash"
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      "by folk etymology":""
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      "noun"
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      ": one who makes, deals in, or repairs cutlery":[]
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      "\u02c8k\u0259t-l\u0259r"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dinner options include a fish fry with a choice of beer battered Cod dinner or grilled Mahi dinner, breaded pork cutler , Pad Thai, New York strip steak or pan seared chicken. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "This triumph of the cutler \u2019s art has 19 tools and 31 functions. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 18 Sep. 2020",
      "Randall Model 3 Founded in 1937, Randall Made Knives is the largest and most famous custom cutler in the world. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 16 Feb. 2019",
      "In Sheffield, for centuries the center of British scissors making, the contemporary cutler and corset maker Grace Horne makes scissors both classic and fanciful, among them a set of murderous blades in tribute to this double role. \u2014 Hettie Judah, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2018",
      "Why does jay cutler have a job but not Colin Kaepernick"
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French cuteler , from Late Latin cultellarius , from Latin cultellus":""
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": the business of a cutler":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The ban on the making and importing of plastic bags, cutlery , straws and other items comes into effect in December 2022 \u2013 and selling these items is prohibited as of December 2023. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "In addition to bags and takeout boxes, the ban will affect plastic straws, bags, cutlery , stir sticks, and six-pack rings that hold cans and bottles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Provides the picnic table, plates, cutlery , glasses and charcuterie, plus pillows and blankets, cards, ice bucket and trash. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Customers can specially get 50 percent off cutlery , 30 percent off men\u2019s Levis and up to 40 percent off women\u2019s sandals. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
      "Outside Gear Guy Joe Jackson used to swear by cutlery pilfered from Taco Bell for backpacking trips. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 22 June 2020",
      "And they are not allowed to lick or otherwise touch any cutlery , glasses or plates. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "Starting in November 2023, businesses that sell prepared food to go will be required to use compostable containers, cutlery , wrappers, straws and other foodware items. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 May 2022",
      "Reduce kitchen plastics and single-use disposables To help curb the rise of harmful microplastics, avoid using single-use plastic straws, cutlery , plates and cups. \u2014 Miriam Porter, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133444"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a fastball thrown with sideways spin so that it moves laterally as it nears the plate":[
        "\u2026 his best pitches are a baffling splitter and a cut fastball that bores in on right-handed hitters.",
        "\u2014 Rob Neyer"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1970, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155120"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": self-consciously or excessively cute":[]
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      "\u02c8ky\u00fct-s\u0113"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The breathable mesh lining of this classic hoodie holds all your essential baby products, so the new dad in your life doesn\u2019t have to be embarrassed lugging a cutesy baby bag everywhere. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
      "This drying towel with a cutesy name almost looks closer to a throw rug than a simple hand cloth. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 27 May 2022",
      "How are these cutesy foxtrots supposed to illustrate a country teetering out of control",
      "This is especially so when compared to how many cutesy jump-fests the industry pumped out a few decades ago. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Alongside the cutesy accessories, Sevigny and stylist Haley Wollens packed a pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance, a transparent white dress by Hungarian designer Fabian Kis-Juhasz. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "He's now spotted handling cutesy animals for the kids' Halloween celebrations at the Commonwealth. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "As someone who works in marketing in her day job, Dower says the fact that the book is being released around Mother\u2019s Day isn\u2019t lost on her, but that readers should know that the poems contained in the book aren\u2019t often cutesy and sentimental. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
      "And that\u2019s especially the case here in Beijing, where my Journal colleagues and I arrived early Friday, met at the airport by friendly men and women dressed in hazmat suits, some bedazzled with cutesy Olympic pandas. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "cute + -sy (as in folksy )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1914, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171924"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of the Church of Jesus Christ organized in 1853":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u0259tl\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Alpheus Cutler , 19th century American theologist, its organizer + English -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192855"
  },
  "Cutleriales":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of marine brown algae (class Phaeophyta) having a flattened blade-shaped or discoid thallus in which growth is partially or entirely trichothallic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Cutleria + -ales":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194314"
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  "cut man":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a newspaperman in charge of advertising and layout cuts":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201849"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus (the type of the family Cutleriaceae ) of marine brown algae characterized by true alternation of generations, the gametophyte being an upright plant with a broad flat forking thallus and the sporophyte a flat lobed disk":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u0259t\u02c8lir\u0113\u0259"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Manasseh Cutler \u20201823 American clergyman and botanist + New Latin -ia":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202954"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a family of algae coextensive with the order Cutleriales":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Cutleria , type genus + -aceae":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214726"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": sheet film":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231307"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to almost not be able to do something : to almost fail, lose, etc.":[
        "They ended up winning the game, but they really cut it close at the end",
        "It's cutting it a bit fine to get to the station at 9:45 when the train leaves at 9:50!"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001441"
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  "cutis plate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": dermatome sense 2a":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004105"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": reduced to the lowest possible amount":[
        "The company's expenses had been cut to the bone ."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005932"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a large spotted trout ( Oncorhynchus clarki synonym Salmo clarki ) chiefly of northwestern North America that has reddish streaks on the integument of the lower jaw":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fishermen can encounter native fish like cutthroat trout , Arctic grayling and mountain whitefish. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
      "The area became an important habitat and breeding ground for the Bonneville cutthroat trout , Utah\u2019s state fish and a species once thought extinct in the 1970s. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "This wilderness\u2014the ancestral homeland of the Blackfeet Indians\u2014is sanctuary to an abundance of wildlife, including wolves, wolverines, grizzly bears, mountain goats, and cutthroat trout . \u2014 Stacey Mckenna, Outside Online , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Its waters teemed with June suckers, cutthroat trout and other native fish species. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Yellowstone cutthroat trout are on the brink of extinction as invasive lake trout continue to eat them. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Guests will enjoy one of the most impressive populations of native cutthroat trout in the Rocky Mountains, while taking in views of the Tetons, Snake River Canyon, and the Gros Ventre Range. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Later still, fishing for Westslope cutthroat trout heats up; some visitors also hunt chukar partridge along the shore. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "In the absence of factors that would naturally keep their numbers in check, these can fish proliferate and displace cutthroat trout , suckers and other native fish. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021338"
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