Suddenly, the bull cut back in our direction and began chasing us.
•The road cuts back about a mile ahead, and it goes west again.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cut back — {v.} 1. To change direction suddenly while going at full speed. * /The halfback started to his left, cut back to his right, and ran for a touchdown./ 2. To use fewer or use less. * /After the big job was finished, the builder cut back the number… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut back — {v.} 1. To change direction suddenly while going at full speed. * /The halfback started to his left, cut back to his right, and ran for a touchdown./ 2. To use fewer or use less. * /After the big job was finished, the builder cut back the number… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut back — {v. phr.} To diminish; lessen; decrease (said of budgets). * /The state had to cut back on the university budget./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut back — cut down on, reduce something, use less of something (e.g.: I drink too much coffee, I decided to cut back ) … English contemporary dictionary
cut|back — «KUHT BAK», noun. 1. a reduction in quantity, number, or rate; curtailment: »a cutback in expenditures. The factory made a cutback in production when many of its orders were canceled. In spite of talk of cutbacks, defense spending still is headed … Useful english dictionary
cut back — index decrease, diminish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cut-back — index curtailment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cut-back — ● cut back nom masculin invariable (anglais cutback, réduction) Bitume routier fluidifié par un diluant, qui s évapore après mise en place … Encyclopédie Universelle
cut back — verb 1. return in time (Freq. 1) the film cut back to an earlier event in the story • Syn: ↑flash back • Derivationally related forms: ↑flashback (for: ↑flash back) … Useful english dictionary
cut back — phrasal verb Word forms cut back : present tense I/you/we/they cut back he/she/it cuts back present participle cutting back past tense cut back past participle cut back 1) [intransitive/transitive] to reduce the amount of something, especially… … English dictionary
