CUT IN


Meaning of CUT IN in English

cut in phrasal verb ( see also ↑ cut )

1 . INTERRUPT to interrupt someone who is speaking by saying something:

‘What shall I do?’ Patrick cut in again.

cut in on

Sorry to cut in on you, but there are one or two things I don’t understand.

2 . DRIVING to suddenly drive in front of a moving car in a dangerous way

cut in on

She cut in on a red Ford, forcing the driver to brake heavily.

3 . MACHINE if a part of a machine cuts in, it starts to operate when it is needed:

The safety device cuts in automatically.

4 . INCLUDE SOMEBODY cut somebody in informal to allow someone to take part in a plan or to make money from it

cut somebody in on

Come on, Joey, you promised to cut me in on this one!

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.