cuts

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of cut. Use this when talking about more than one cut.

   The chef made several clean cuts through the meat.

   Deep cuts in the budget left many workers worried.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular present of cut. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   She cuts the bread into thin slices for the sandwiches.

   He cuts the grass every Saturday morning.

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3. 3
   noundatedhistoricalAustraliaNew Zealandcountablepluralwith the

   Physical punishment given to a student at school, such as being hit with a cane or strap.

   He still remembered the cuts he received for breaking a window.

   My greatest happiness is that Sebastian is having a good time at school and has never been given the cuts.

   2008, Gaynor McGrath, LemniscateHere, the cuts means being hit with a cane at school as punishment.

   Similarstrokes, lashes

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