資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cut \Cut\, v. t.
{To cut out}, to separate from the midst of a number; as, to
cut out a steer from a herd; to cut out a car from a
train. Cut \Cut\, n.
1. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) A slanting stroke causing the ball to
spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin so given to the
ball.
2. (Cricket) A stroke on the off side between point and the
wicket; also, one who plays this stroke.
{Out of harm's way}, beyond the danger limit; in a safe
place.
{Out of joint}, not in proper connection or adjustment;
unhinged; disordered. ``The time is out of joint.''
--Shak.
{Out of mind}, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit
of memory; as, time out of mind.
{Out of one's head}, beyond commanding one's mental powers;
in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.]
{Out of one's time}, beyond one's period of minority or
apprenticeship.
{Out of order}, not in proper order; disarranged; in
confusion.
{Out of place}, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not
proper or becoming.
{Out of pocket}, in a condition of having expended or lost
more money than one has received.
{Out of print}, not in market, the edition printed being
exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.
{Out of the question}, beyond the limits or range of
consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.
{Out of reach}, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.
{Out of season}, not in a proper season or time; untimely;
inopportune.
{Out of sorts}, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell;
unhappy; cross. See under {Sort}, n.
{Out of temper}, not in good temper; irritated; angry.
{Out of time}, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.
{Out of time}, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an
agreeing temper; fretful.
{Out of twist}, {winding}, or {wind}, not in warped
condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of
surfaces.
{Out of use}, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.
{Out of the way}.
(a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded.
(b) Improper; unusual; wrong.
{Out of the woods}, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or
doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.]
{Out to out}, from one extreme limit to another, including
the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to
measurements.
{Out West}, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some
Western State or Territory. [U. S.]
{To come out}, {To cut out}, {To fall out}, etc. See under
{Come}, {Cut}, {Fall}, etc.
{To put out of the way}, to kill; to destroy.
{Week in, week out}. See {Day in, day out} (above).
[Colloq.]
An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the shop
whenever he can do so with impunity. --Thomas
Hamilton.
{To cut a caper}. See under {Caper}.
{To cut the cards}, to divide a pack of cards into portions,
in order to determine the deal or the trump, or to change
the cards to be dealt.
{To cut a dash} or {a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.]
{To cut down}.
(a) To sever and cause to fall; to fell; to prostrate.
``Timber . . . cut down in the mountains of Cilicia.''
--Knolles.
(b) To put down; to abash; to humble. [Obs] ``So great is
his natural eloquence, that he cuts doun the finest
orator.'' --Addison
(c) To lessen; to retrench; to curtail; as, to cut down
expenses.
(d) (Naut.) To raze; as, to cut down a frigate into a
sloop.
{To cut the knot} or {the Gordian knot}, to dispose of a
difficulty summarily; to solve it by prompt, arbitrary
action, rather than by skill or patience.
{To cut lots}, to determine lots by cuttings cards; to draw
lots.
{To cut off}.
(a) To sever; to separate.
I would to God, . . . The king had cut off my
brother's. --Shak.
(b) To put an untimely death; to put an end to; to
destroy. ``Iren[ae]us was likewise cut off by
martyrdom.'' --Addison.
(c) To interrupt; as, to cut off communication; to cut off
(the flow of) steam from (the boiler to) a steam
engine.
(d) To intercept; as,, to cut off an enemy's retreat.
(e) To end; to finish; as, to cut off further debate.
{To cut out}.
(a) To remove by cutting or carving; as, to cut out a
piece from a board.
(b) To shape or form by cutting; as, to cut out a garment.
`` A large forest cut out into walks.'' --Addison.
(c) To scheme; to contrive; to prepare; as, to cut out
work for another day. ``Every man had cut out a place
for himself.'' --Addison.
(d) To step in and take the place of; to supplant; as, to
cut out a rival. [Colloq.]
(e) To debar. ``I am cut out from anything but common
acknowledgments.'' --Pope.
(f) To seize and carry off (a vessel) from a harbor, or
from under the guns of an enemy.
{To cut to pieces}.
(a) To cut into pieces; as, to cut cloth to pieces.
(b) To slaughter; as, to cut an army to pieces.
{To cut a play} (Drama), to shorten it by leaving out
passages, to adapt it for the stage.
{To cut rates} (Railroads, etc.), to reduce the charges for
transportation below the rates established between
competing lines.
{To cut short}, to arrest or check abruptly; to bring to a
sudden termination. ``Achilles cut him short, and thus
replied.'' --Dryden.
{To cut stick}, to make off clandestinely or precipitately.
[Slang]
{To cut teeth}, to put forth teeth; to have the teeth pierce
through the gum and appear.
{To have cut one's eyeteeth}, to be sharp and knowing.
[Colloq.]
{To cut one's wisdom teeth}, to come to years of discretion.
{To cut under}, to undersell; as, to cut under a competitor
in trade.
{To cut up}.
(a) To cut to pieces; as, to cut up an animal, or bushes.
(b) To damage or destroy; to injure; to wound; as, to cut
up a book or its author by severe criticism. ``This
doctrine cuts up all government by the roots.''
--Locke.
(c) To afflict; to discourage; to demoralize; as, the
death of his friend cut him up terribly. [Colloq.]
--Thackeray.