knap, break off, chip, cut off - break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" cut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"2.cut...
5. The elimination or removal of a part: a cut in a speech. 6. A reduction: a cut in salary. 7. Sports The remainder of contestants in a competition, especially in golf, after some have been eliminated: did very well but still missed the cut. 8. The style in which a garment is...