S: (n) abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt) "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
S: (n) cut, track (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"
S: (n) deletion, excision, cut (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"
S: (n) cut (the style in which a garment is cut) "a dress of traditional cut"
S: (n) cut (a canal made by erosion or excavation)
S: (n) snub, cut, cold shoulder (a refusal to recognize someone you know) "the snub was clearly intentional"
S: (n) baseball swing, swing, cut (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball) "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
S: (n) cut, undercut ((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball) "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
S: (n) cut, cutting (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"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge) "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of cutting something into parts) "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
S: (v) carve (form by carving) "Carve a flower from the ice"
S: (v) hew, hew out (make or shape as with an axe) "hew out a path in the rock"
S: (v) rough-hew, roughcast (hew roughly, without finishing the surface) "rough-hew stone or timber"
S: (v) sculpt, sculpture, grave (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it) "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
S: (v) honeycomb (carve a honeycomb pattern into) "The cliffs were honeycombed"
S: (v) carve, chip at (engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface) "carve one's name into the bark"
S: (v) chisel (carve with a chisel) "chisel the marble"
S: (v) scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe (carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface) "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
S: (v) bore, drill (make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool) "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
S: (v) spud (initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum) "The well was spudded in April"
S: (v) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut (turn sharply; change direction abruptly) "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
S: (v) cut (make an incision or separation) "cut along the dotted line"
S: (v) cut (discharge from a group) "The coach cut two players from the team"
S: (v) cut (form by probing, penetrating, or digging) "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
S: (v) cut, tailor (style and tailor in a certain fashion) "cut a dress"
S: (v) cut (hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction) "cut a Ping-Pong ball"
S: (v) write out, issue, make out, cut (make out and issue) "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
S: (v) edit, cut, edit out (cut and assemble the components of) "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
S: (v) cut, skip (intentionally fail to attend) "cut class"
S: (v) hack, cut (be able to manage or manage successfully) "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
S: (v) cut (give the appearance or impression of) "cut a nice figure"
S: (v) produce, make, create (create or manufacture a man-made product) "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
S: (v) reproduce, procreate, multiply (have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant) "The Bible tells people to procreate"; "These bacteria reproduce"
S: (v) re-create (create anew) "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
S: (v) grind (created by grinding) "grind designs into the glass bowl"
S: (v) generate, bring forth (bring into existence) "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
S: (v) give, yield (cause to happen or be responsible for) "His two singles gave the team the victory"
S: (v) bring, work, play, wreak, make for (cause to happen or to occur as a consequence) "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
S: (v) call up, summon (cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively) "clicking on the icon calls up the program"; "the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas"; "running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood"
S: (v) construct, build, make (make by combining materials and parts) "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
S: (v) build, establish (build or establish something abstract) "build a reputation"
S: (v) produce, bring about, give rise (cause to happen, occur or exist) "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"
S: (v) press (create by pressing) "Press little holes into the soft clay"
S: (v) prepare (to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery) "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
S: (v) cut (form or shape by cutting or incising) "cut paper dolls"
S: (v) cut (form by probing, penetrating, or digging) "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
S: (v) raise (create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise) "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
S: (v) beat (make by pounding or trampling) "beat a path through the forest"
S: (v) chop (form or shape by chopping) "chop a hole in the ground"
S: (v) manufacture (create or produce in a mechanical way) "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"
S: (v) blast, shell (create by using explosives) "blast a passage through the mountain"
S: (v) cut (divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult) "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
S: (v) switch off, cut, turn off, turn out (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch) "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
S: (adj) cut (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"
S: (adj) cut (fashioned or shaped by cutting) "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"