Cut

To dream that you have a cut, suggests that you are being let down or being undermined.

Alternatively, it refers to feminine sexuality and feminine attitudes toward sex.

Dictionary definition

adj. 1: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists" [ant: uncut]
2: fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet" [ant: rough, uncut]
3: with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" [syn: cut, shortened]
4: made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair" [syn: trimmed, cut] [ant: uncut, untrimmed]
5: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay" [syn: mown, cut] [ant: uncut, unmown]
6: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book" [ant: uncut]
7: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" [syn: cut, emasculated, gelded]
8: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" [syn: cut, slashed]
9: mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" [syn: cut, thinned, weakened]
n. 1: a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
2: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
3: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation [syn: cut, gash]
4: a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest"
5: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: cut, gash, slash, slice]
6: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass [syn: cut, cut of meat]
7: a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all" [syn: stinger, cut]
8: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" [syn: cut, track]
9: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" [syn: deletion, excision, cut]
10: the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"
11: a canal made by erosion or excavation
12: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" [syn: snub, cut, cold shoulder]
13: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: baseball swing, swing, cut]
14: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: cut, undercut]
15: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" [syn: cut, cutting]
16: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: cut, cutting]
17: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" [syn: cut, cutting]
18: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: cut, cutting, cutting off]
19: the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
20: an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
v. 1: separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down]
3: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut]
4: make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"
5: discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"
6: form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
7: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" [syn: cut, tailor]
8: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball"
9: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" [syn: write out, issue, make out, cut]
10: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" [syn: edit, cut, edit out]
11: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: cut, skip]
12: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" [syn: hack, cut]
13: give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"
14: move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
15: pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
16: pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"
17: make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"
18: stop filming; "cut a movie scene"
19: make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"
20: record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
21: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn: cut, burn]
22: form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"
23: perform or carry out; "cut a caper"
24: function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"
25: allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
26: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
27: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" [syn: switch off, cut, turn off, turn out] [ant: switch on, turn on]
28: reap or harvest; "cut grain"
29: fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"
30: penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"
31: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: ignore, disregard, snub, cut]
32: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"
33: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise]
34: dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
35: have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"
36: cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" [syn: cut, cut off]
37: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate]
38: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut]
39: have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"
40: grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
41: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" [syn: geld, cut]