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cut through en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of cut-through

Forms

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cut throughs Number=Plur lexicographic

cut through en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To take a shortcut through.
    • I usually cut through the woods to get home, but last night it was too dark.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To dispense with or quickly deal with (an issue that is seen as an obstruction or waste of time).
    • Can we cut through the bureaucracy and make a decision on the spot?
  3. (figuratively) To reach (an audience etc.).
    • […] making the case that you cannot understand the climate crisis without understanding that there is an arch from slavery to colonialism and imperialism to the climate crisis … Now we are seeing those arguments cut through. 2021 December 27, Matthew Taylor, quoting Asad Rehman, “Asad Rehman on climate justice: ‘Now we are seeing these arguments cut through’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, through.

Forms

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cuts through Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cut through Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cut through Tense=Past lexicographic
cutting through Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

Gordian knot

Synonyms

cut across