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cut on

cut on verb: to turn on (e.g. a light, a television, etc.).

Verb

cut on (third-person singular simple present cuts on, present participle cutting on, simple past and past participle cut on)

  1. (Appalachia, slang) To turn on (e.g. a light, a television, etc.).

Forms of cut on

third-person singular presentcuts on
present participlecutting on
past participlecut on
pastcut on

Questions about cut on

What does cut on mean?
Cut on means to turn on (e.g. a light, a television, etc.).
What part of speech is cut on?
Cut on is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut on?
The past tense of cut on is cut on.

Words near cut on in the dictionary

  1. cut off at the pass
  2. cut off more than one can chew
  3. cut off more than one could chew
  4. cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  5. cut offs
  6. cut on
  7. cut one
  8. cut one loose
  9. cut one's cloth to suit one's purse
  10. cut one's coat according to one's cloth
  11. cut one's eyeteeth

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