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切る — meaning in English

kiru

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English meaning

  • cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  • disconnect verb To break a connection between two things, such as a cable or a phone call.
  • saw noun A hand or power tool with a toothed or abrasive blade, used for cutting hard materials like wood or metal.
  • shear verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
  • slit noun A long, narrow cut or opening.

Senses

切る is used for these senses in English:

  • disconnect A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.
  • slit To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
  • switch off (transitive) To stop or disable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
  • turn off (transitive) To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

cut — full definition

  1. verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  2. verb To reduce or remove part of something.
  3. noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
  4. noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
  5. noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.

disconnect — full definition

  1. verb To break a connection between two things, such as a cable or a phone call.
  2. noun A gap or mismatch between two things that should line up.

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