cut in
1. allow someone to have a share or profit
• Hypernyms:
partake, share, partake in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam cannot cut in Sue
2. drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably
• Hypernyms:
pull
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- These cars won't cut in
3. break into a conversation
- her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
• Syn:
chime in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break in
• Hypernyms:
interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
• Hyponyms:
interrupt, disrupt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner
- Jim always cuts in!
• Hypernyms:
interrupt, disrupt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. mix in with cutting motions
• Hypernyms:
blend in, mix in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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