short-cut
verb (used with object)
to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
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short-cut
American
[shawrt-kuht]
/ ˈʃɔrtˌkʌt /
verb (used with object)
short-cut,
short-cutting
verb (used without object)
short-cut,
short-cutting
short cut
British
noun
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a route that is shorter than the usual one
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a means of saving time or effort
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of short-cut
First recorded in 1560–70
Example Sentences
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"You can't really short-cut that, you build trust and relationships over time, as you know, But every day's been exciting, I literally wake up with excitement every day."
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
Let’s try the Expedia plug-in as a short-cut.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
I wouldn't recommend serving with a short-cut pasta, though.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022
“Let’s see if we can short-cut that time as much as possible and make Aston Martin successful next season.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
I’d referred, just in passing, to the fact that at Hailsham, the short-cut down to the pond through the rhubarb patch was out of bounds.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Such a short cut could allow Chinese companies to catch up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“The Paper,” though, found a short cut: It went to El Segundo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve told the BBC such a move was "a short cut", which "may leave some people dissatisfied that they haven't really been fully exonerated".
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2024
“There are times when people react and think that government actions can be a short cut to getting things done,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
Peter had taken a short cut up the steep rock-bound side of the hill.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
So you can do it my short-cutting home cook's way, just know that when you do, a small part of a hard-working pastry chef's soul will die along with your sloppy swirls.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2023
Some developers are running safety and efficacy trials in tandem, instead of sequentially, as is typical, and short-cutting traditional testing protocols.
From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2020
It’s full of technologists who grow crops in buildings instead of outdoors, short-cutting the need to prematurely harvest produce for a bumpy ride often thousands of miles to consumers in colder climes.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2018
And they warn that short-cutting the traditional clinical-trial process could make it more difficult to tell whether GM604 really works.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2015
In the field of natural science revolutionary short-cutting through the use of man's creative imagination has been widely used.
From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Scott Nearing
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