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cut swathes

cut swathes verb: synonym of cut a wide swath.

Verb

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

  1. (US, idiomatic) Synonym of cut a wide swath.
    • Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start.2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian

Synonyms of cut swathes

Forms of cut swathes

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

Questions about cut swathes

What does cut swathes mean?
Cut swathes means synonym of cut a wide swath.
What part of speech is cut swathes?
Cut swathes is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut swathes?
The past tense of cut swathes is cut swathes.

Words near cut swathes in the dictionary

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

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