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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuht |
| Phonetic Transcription : kʌt |
Definition of cut back
Origin :- 1520s, "gash, incision," from cut (v.); meaning "piece cut off" is from 1590s; sense of "a wounding sarcasm" is from 1560s.
- verb economize
- It is potted, cut back and taken in the house through the winter.
- Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
- I figured I was so good I could cut back and take out all three Jerries.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- Where a horizontal cane is left, it should be cut back to the base bud.
- Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
- The trail of the Indians cut back across the mesa toward Utah.
- Extract from : « The Fighting Edge » by William MacLeod Raine
- Kirby, you cut back and tell the General they're givin' us free passage.
- Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
- Then he cut back to pick up some of his stops on the northern swing.
- Extract from : « The Weakling » by Everett B. Cole
- The top must be cut back to match the shortened root system.
- Extract from : « Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets » by Various
- When a branch has borne flowers, it must be cut back to some strong bud.
- Extract from : « Wisconsin in Story and Song; » by Various
- It should be cut back to young growths after the flower is over.
- Extract from : « Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens » by Ernest Thomas Cook
- Then cut back to the schooner, up our sails, and wait for the tide to float us off.
- Extract from : « Moran of the Lady Letty » by Frank Norris
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