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adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way:
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■ verb ( ~ting ; past and past participle ~ )
1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object.
2》 remove (something) from something larger by using a sharp implement.
3》 divide into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement.
↘( ~ something down ) cause something to fall by ~ting through at the base.
4》 make or form by using a sharp tool to remove material.
↘[often as adjective ~ ] make or design (a garment) in a particular way: an impeccably ~ suit.
5》 reduce the length of (something) by using a sharp implement.
6》 reduce the amount or quantity of: the new system will ~ costs.
↘ Computing delete (part of a text).
↘end or interrupt the provision of (a supply).
↘ N. Amer. absent oneself deliberately from: Rod was ~ting class.
7》 (of a line) cross or intersect (another line).
8》 stop filming or recording.
↘move to another shot in a film.
↘make (a film) into a coherent whole by removing or reordering parts.
9》 make (a sound recording).
10》 divide a pack of playing cards by lifting a portion from the top.
11》 strike or kick (a ball) quickly and abruptly.
↘ Golf slice (the ball).
↘ Cricket hit (the ball) to the off side with the bat held almost horizontally; play such a stroke against (the bowler).
↘ Cricket (of the ball) turn sharply on pitching.
12》 mix (an illegal drug) with another substance: speed ~ with rat poison.
13》 ( ~ it ) N. Amer. informal come up to expectations. [shortened form of the idiom ~ the mustard .]
■ noun
1》 an act of ~ting.
↘a reduction in amount or size.
2》 a result of ~ting: a ~ on his jaw.
↘a piece of meat ~ from a carcass.
↘ informal a share of profits.
↘a version of a film after editing: the director's ~.
3》 the way or style in which a garment or the hair is ~: the elegant ~ of his jacket.
Phrases
be ~ out for (or to be ) [usu. with negative ] informal have exactly the right qualities for a particular role.
a ~ above informal noticeably superior to.
~ and dried (of a situation) completely settled. [C18: orig. used to distinguish the herbs of herbalists' shops from growing herbs.]
~ and paste Computing move (text) by ~ting it from one part of the text and inserting it in another.
~ and run informal speedily retreat from a difficult situation rather than deal with it. [orig. a naut. phr., meaning '~ the anchor cable because of an emergency and make sail immediately'.]
~ and thrust a difficult or competitive atmosphere or environment: the ~ and thrust of political debate. [orig. a fencing phr.]
~ both ways (of a point) serve both sides of an argument.
↘(of an action or process) have both good and bad effects.
~ corners do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.
~ a dash Brit. be stylish or impressive in one's dress or behaviour.
~ someone dead completely ignore someone.
~ from the same cloth of the same nature.
~ in line N. Amer. jump the queue.
~ it out informal stop it.
~ the mustard informal reach the required standard.
~ no ice informal have no influence or effect.
~ a (or the ) rug N. Amer. informal dance, especially in an energetic or accomplished way.
~ one's teeth acquire initial experience of a sphere of activity.
~ a tooth (of a baby) have a tooth appear through the gum.
~ to the chase N. Amer. informal come to the point.
~ up rough Brit. informal behave in an aggressive or awkward way.
make (or miss ) the ~ Golf reach (or fail to reach) a required score, thus avoiding (or ensuring) elimination from the last two rounds of a four-round tournament.
Phrasal verbs
~ in
1》 interrupt.
2》 pull in too closely in front of another vehicle.
3》 (of a motor or other device) begin operating, especially when triggered automatically.
~ someone in informal include someone in a deal and give them a share of the profits.
~ someone off
1》 break the connection during a telephone call.
2》 deprive someone of a supply of power, water, etc.
3》 disinherit someone.
~ something off block the usual means of access to a place.
~ out
1》 (of an engine) suddenly stop operating.
2》 N. Amer. informal leave quickly.
~ someone out exclude someone.
~ up N. Amer. informal behave in a mischievous or unruly manner.
~ someone up
1》 informal (of a driver) overtake someone and pull in too closely.
2》 N. Amer. informal criticize someone severely.
Origin
ME (prob. existing, although not recorded, in OE); prob. of Gmc origin.