Word.ws English Dictionary

cut line

cut line is the alternative form of cutline.

Meaning of cutline

Noun

cutline (plural cutlines)

  1. In production, a hypothetical line that separates items that will be executed and publicized, versus items that will be cut.
  2. A caption under a photograph, or more narrowly just the explanatory text block under a photograph, excluding the title.
  3. In software testing, a hypothetical line that separates tests that will be performed from tests that may not be performed due to lack of time.
  4. A linear cleared area through undeveloped land.
    • If you stop and get out, you will see a cutline for line-of-sight surveying.
  5. A line on the front wall, above which the ball must hit for a serve

Forms of cut line

pluralcut lines

Questions about cut line

What is cut line the alternative form of?
Cut line is the alternative form of cutline.

Words near cut line in the dictionary

  1. cut it fine
  2. cut it loose
  3. cut it out
  4. cut it up
  5. cut like a knife
  6. cut line
  7. cut lines
  8. cut logs
  9. cut loose
  10. cut lunch
  11. cut lunches

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cut line (page history and authors); cutline (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “cut line.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/cut_line. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.