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cuts like a knife

cuts like a knife is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut like a knife.

Meaning of cut like a knife

Verb

cut like a knife (third-person singular simple present cuts like a knife, present participle cutting like a knife, simple past and past participle cut like a knife)

  1. (simile) To sting severely, to cause a sensation of stinging, especially said of cold weather.
    • The bitter wind cut like a knife, freezing my fingers and numbing my circulation.
  2. (simile) To be very sharp (of a character, or remark)

Questions about cuts like a knife

What is cuts like a knife the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts like a knife is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut like a knife.

Words near cuts like a knife in the dictionary

  1. cuts it close
  2. cuts it fat
  3. cuts it fine
  4. cuts it loose
  5. cuts it up
  6. cuts like a knife
  7. cuts logs
  8. cuts loose
  9. cuts of their jibs
  10. cuts off
  11. cuts off a corner

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