( lifting - cut - have cut
trim 'trim/ [и T] to cut a small amount off someone's hair or beard, so that it looks tidier: Could you just trim my hair at the back?
trim In singular] G/ue my hair a trim, will you?
trimming - trimmed - have trimmed
shave /Jeiv/ [и \/T] to cut the hair on your face or body, using a special blade, so that your skin feels smooth: Have you shaved today? 1 I didn't have time to shave my
legs.
CUT
shave oj^fsth/shave sth off I wish you'd shave off that awful beard! shave ln singular) He went upstairs and had a quick shave.
CJ to cut wood, plants, or grass
cut down/chop down I,kAt daon,
,t/op daun||,tja;p-/ \phrasal verb T] to make trees or bushes fall down by cutting them cut/chop down sth Cutting down the rainforests has created serious ecological problems.
cut/chop sth down The old apple tree was dangerous so we had to chop it down.
/!\ Don't use 'cut' on its own about trees. Don't say 'he cut the tree'. Say he cut the tree down
chop tJop||tJa:p/ [и T] to cut wood into pieces using an axe (=a tool with a long handle and a sharp blade): We soon got warm, chopping wood. chop sth up/chop up sth (=into several pieces) I chopped the old fence up for firewood.
c hopping - chopped have chopped
cut /км/ [и T] to cut grass or cut off leaves, in order to make a place or plant look tidy: She had to stand on a ladder to cut the top of the hedge.
cutting - cut - have cut
mow тэо, [у T] to cut grass using a special machine, in order to make it look tidy mow the lawn/the grass It took me two hours to mow the lawn.
SOW to:/ [у T] to cut wood using a sharp tool that you push backwards and forwards across the surface of the wood: Jane was in the basement, sawing wood. saw sth up/saw up sth (=into several pieces) We had to saw it up to get it through the door.
Ш to cut something from something else
CUt off / kAt 'Dffl-'Jif/ [phrasal verb T] to cut part of something away from the rest of it cut off sth Van Gogh cut off his ear. cut sth off Remove the cake from the oven and cut any burnt edges off.
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chop off MJnp 'Df||,tfa:p 'ySl [phrasal verb T] to cuf something off by hitting it hard or cutting it with a sharp tool
cKop off stK Chop off the tops of the carrots, and then peel them, chop 5th off Be careful you don't chop your fingers off!
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amputate;'aempj(jteit/ \u T] to cut off someone's arm, leg, or foot as a medical operation: He damaged his leg so badly that it had to be amputated.
Cut OUt/Mt 'autI [pbrasaf uerb T) to remove something from something else by cutting all around it
CUT
cut out sth Did you cut out that photo of Tony in the newspaper? cut sth out Wash the apples, and cut any bad parts out.
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DAMAGE
DAMAGE
BREAK
«Л T
DESTROY
see _ also
spoh.^ ^ broken
mark hurt/injure
to damage objects, machines, buildings etc
accidentally
repair
damage /daemid3/ [и T] to cause physical harm to something, so that it no longer looks good or works properly: The building was severely damaged by fire. I Don't put any hot pans on the table - you'll damage the surface. badly damaged The goods hadn't been well packed, and were badly damaged when we received them.
vandalism [n U] the criminal activity of vandalizing things: an increase in van dalism in inner-city areas
smash up /,smsj 'лр/ [p/irasal verb T] to deliberately damage a room or building by breaking windows, furniture etc smash sth up Some of the soldiers got drunk and smashed the place up. smash up sth Angry protesters broke shop windows and smashed up everything inside.
trash trie J [и T] AMERICAN INFORMAL to
cause a lot of damage to a thing or place, either deliberately or by using it carelessly: That kid of yours just trashed my VCR. trash the place spoken (=cause a lot of damage to a room or building] Dad says it's OK to have the party here, so long as we don't trash the place.
sabotage /'saebatas/ [и T] to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos. sabotage [n U] when people secretly
damage machines or equipment: terrorists carrying out acts of sabotage
Don't use damage about people. Use injure: The car was badly damaged and the driver was injured.
break /breik/ [v T] to damage a machine or piece of equipment so that it does not work or cannot be used: Leave that clock alone - you'll break it! I We used to
have a remote-control thing for the TV, but my brother broke it.
breaking - broke - have broken