cut

Universal Words verb, noun verb (cutting, cut, cut) wound / hole 1 to make an opening or a wound in sth, especially with a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors: [VN] She cut her finger on a piece of glass. * He cut himself (= his face) shaving. * Workmen cut a hole in the pipe. * You need a powerful saw to cut through metal. * (figurative) The canoe cut through the water. * [VN-ADJ] She had fallen and cut her head open. divide 2 ~ sth (from sth)