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cuts swathes

cuts swathes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut swathes.

Meaning of cut swathes

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

Questions about cuts swathes

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

Words near cuts swathes in the dictionary

  1. cuts someone off at the knees
  2. cuts someone slack
  3. cuts someone some slack
  4. cuts someone's comb
  5. cuts someone's throat
  6. cuts swathes
  7. cuts the baby in half
  8. cuts the bullshit
  9. cuts the cheese
  10. cuts the coat according to the cloth
  11. cuts the cord

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