recut
verb[T]
uk/ˌriːˈkʌt/us/ˌriːˈkʌt/present participlerecutting|past tense and past participlerecutrecutverb[T](WITH KNIFE)
tocutsomething with aknifeor othersharpobjectagain:
Thewaterin thevaseshould bechangedregularly, and theflowerstemsrecut eachtime.
After adisastroustripto thehairdresser, I got myhairrecut, and now Iloveit!
- Cheeses are recut and repackaged all along thesupplychain.
- Thediamondwas recut andpolishedinordertobetterviewthespecimen.
- This is aspecialtoolused for recuttingwasherseatsontapsandvalves.
Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- butcher
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- chop
- impaler
- incise
- julienne
- lacerate
- lacerated
- shave
- sheep shearing
- slash
- sliced
- slit
- snip
- spike
- transect
recutverb[T](FILM)
tocutafilm(=removeunwantedpartsorarrangethepartsin a different way)again:
There wererumoursthat thefilmwas recut against the director'swishes.
Themovie-filmedin early 2001 - had to be recut in thewakeof 9/11.
- Theyreleaseda recutversionof thefilmin 1951.
- She said "I'll take themovieaway from you and recut it myself."
- Thesonghad such aneffecton thefilmthat Lasseter went back into themovieand recut thesequenceto Newman'slyrics.
Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording
- acquire
- acquisition
- armourer
- auteur
- canister
- computer-animated
- filmmaker
- filmmaking
- fog machine
- green screen
- helmer
- linear
- picturize
- produce
- reshoot
- restage
- run throughsomething
- screen test
- setting
- special effect
recutverb[T](CARDS)
todivideapileofplayingcardsinto twopartsagain:
Thedealerwillretrievethecard,reshuffle, and recut thecards.
Card games
- all in
- bidding
- busted flush
- canasta
- card sharp
- deal
- diamond
- flush
- jack
- joker
- pass
- pool
- queen
- re-raise
- rebid
- rookie card
- royal flush
- solitaire
- spade
- straight
recutverb[T](DEAL)
to make a newdealwith someone:
There isgrowingspeculationthat thedealwill be recut to give theJapanesegroupabiggerstakein thecompany.
Dealing with things or people
- attend tosomeone/something
- be all over itidiom
- beard the lion (inhis/herden)idiom
- bed
- come/get to grips withsomethingidiom
- cut
- fire
- have it out withsomeoneidiom
- hold onidiom
- I/I've got thisidiom
- ill-prepared
- jump-start
- overcome
- toughsomethingout
- turn
- turn tosomeone/something
- unprocessed
- weather
- weather the stormidiom
- you/you've got thisidiom