short-cut

[shawrt-kuht]

verb (used with object)

short-cut, short-cutting 

1. to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.

verb (used without object)

short-cut, short-cutting 

1. to use or take a shortcut.

short cut

noun

1. a route that is shorter than the usual one

2. a means of saving time or effort

verb

1. (intr) to use a short cut

Other Word Forms

• short-cutter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-cut¹

First recorded in 1560–70

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-cut¹

C16: from _cut (in the sense: a direct route)

Related Words

• avenue 
• course 
• direction 
• itinerary 
• journey 
• line 
• passage 
• road 
• track 
• trail 
• way