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reduce vs cut

cut vs reduce

reduce is not a noun while cut is a noun.

reduce is not an adjective while cut is an adjective.

reduce and cut both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reduce No No Yes No
cut Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, reduce and cut are synonyms defined as:
  • reduce and cut: cut down on; make a reduction in
Other synonyms of reduce include bring down, cut back, cut down, trim, trim back, trim down.
As verbs, reduce and cut are synonyms defined as:
  • reduce and cut: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Other synonyms of reduce include abbreviate, abridge, contract, foreshorten, shorten.
As verbs, reduce and cut are synonyms defined as:
  • reduce and cut: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Other synonyms of reduce include dilute, thin, thin out.
reduce (noun) cut (noun)
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
the act of cutting something into parts
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
a refusal to recognize someone you know
the act of reducing the amount or number
an unexcused absence from class
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
a canal made by erosion or excavation
the style in which a garment is cut
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
a remark capable of wounding mentally
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
a share of the profits
a wound made by cutting
a step on some scale
reduce (adjective) cut (adjective)
separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
fashioned or shaped by cutting
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
made neat and tidy by trimming
with parts removed
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
mixed with water
reduce (verb) cut (verb)
take off weight cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
cut down on; make a reduction in have grow through the gums
narrow or limit grow through the gums
cook until very little liquid is left cease, stop
to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
make smaller lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
reduce in size; reduce physically cut down on; make a reduction in
make less complex cut and assemble the components of
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture have a reducing effect
be cooked until very little liquid is left shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
be the essential element dissolve by breaking down the fat of
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it make out and issue
undergo meiosis refuse to acknowledge
reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site separate with or as if with an instrument
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
lessen and make more modest hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition make an incision or separation
put down by force or intimidation allow incision or separation
function as a cutting instrument
fell by sawing; hew
penetrate injuriously
reap or harvest
style and tailor in a certain fashion
form by probing, penetrating, or digging
record a performance on (a medium)
make a recording of
create by duplicating data
form or shape by cutting or incising
perform or carry out
stop filming
make an abrupt change of image or sound
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
pass through or across
pass directly and often in haste
move (one's fist)
give the appearance or impression of
be able to manage or manage successfully
discharge from a group
intentionally fail to attend
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