[cut in] vi (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 ~ vt 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 esp. among those benefiting or favored "cut them in on the profits"