cut

noun

1.
a share of the profits
2.
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
3.
a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
4.
a step on some scale
6.
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
7.
a remark capable of wounding mentally
8.
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
9.
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
10.
the style in which a garment is cut
11.
a canal made by erosion or excavation
12.
a refusal to recognize someone you know
13.
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
14.
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
15.
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
16.
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
17.
the act of cutting something into parts
18.
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
19.
the act of reducing the amount or number
20.
an unexcused absence from class