Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1612
1 : to thrust oneself into a position between others or belonging to another
2 : to join in something suddenly < cut in on the conversation>
3 : to interrupt a dancing couple and take one as one's partner
4 : to become automatically connected or started in operation <waiting for the auxiliary motor to cut in >
transitive verb
1 : to mix with cutting motions <after sifting the flour into a mixing bowl, cut the lard in >
2 : to introduce into a number, group, or sequence
3 : to connect into an electrical circuit to a mechanical apparatus so as to permit operation
4 : to include especially among those benefiting or favored < cut them in on the profits>