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cut stick

cut stick verb: to depart clandestinely or in a hurry.

Verb

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

  1. (dated, slang) To depart clandestinely or in a hurry.

Forms of cut stick

third-person singular presentcuts stick
present participlecutting stick
past participlecut stick
pastcut stick
alternative formcut one's stick

Questions about cut stick

What does cut stick mean?
Cut stick means to depart clandestinely or in a hurry.
What part of speech is cut stick?
Cut stick is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut stick?
The past tense of cut stick is cut stick.

Words near cut stick in the dictionary

  1. cut someone some slack
  2. cut someone's comb
  3. cut someone's throat
  4. cut splice
  5. cut splices
  6. cut stick
  7. cut swathes
  8. cut the baby in half
  9. cut the bullshit
  10. cut the cheese
  11. cut the coat according to the cloth

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