cut through
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cut through
noun cut throughs
- Alternative form of cut-through
verb cuts through · cutting through · cut through
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To take a shortcut through.
I usually cut through the woods to get home, but last night it was too dark.
Similar: cut across
- To dispense with or quickly deal with (an issue that is seen as an obstruction or waste of time). Can we cut through the bureaucracy and make a decision on the spot?
- To reach (an audience etc.). […] making the case that you cannot understand the climate crisis without understanding that there is an arch from slavery to colonialism and imperialism to the climate crisis … Now we are seeing those arguments cut through.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, through.
Talk about this word "cut through." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cut%20through. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cut through. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cut%20through "cut through." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cut%20through.Cite this
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