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cut oneself

cut oneself verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, oneself.

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, oneself.
    • I accidentally cut myself while opening a tin of cat food.
  2. To deliberately make incisions in one's skin as a form of self-harm.

Forms of cut oneself

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

Questions about cut oneself

What does cut oneself mean?
Cut oneself means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, oneself.
What part of speech is cut oneself?
Cut oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut oneself?
The past tense of cut oneself is cut oneself.

Words near cut oneself in the dictionary

  1. cut one's losses
  2. cut one's lucky
  3. cut one's own throat
  4. cut one's stick
  5. cut one's teeth
  6. cut oneself
  7. cut out
  8. cut out of the same cloth
  9. cut out the middleman
  10. cut point
  11. cut points

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