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short-cut

[ shawrt-kuht ]

verb (used with object)

, short-cut, short-cut·ting.
  1. to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.


verb (used without object)

, short-cut, short-cut·ting.
  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to use a short cut
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • short-cutter noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of short-cut1

First recorded in 1560–70
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Word History and Origins

Origin of short-cut1

C16: from cut (in the sense: a direct route)
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Example Sentences

Stuart Duff, a UK business psychologist who describes his role as “working with people to understand how they behave in a workplace”, thinks that AI can offer a valid short-cut for even the best engineer.

From BBC

Let’s try the Expedia plug-in as a short-cut.

I wouldn't recommend serving with a short-cut pasta, though.

From Salon

"A short-cut ought to be taken," Judge David Waksman said after sometimes testy arguments about how to handle more than 100,000 documents that may hold the key to a possible trial next year in which the reputations of major players are at stake.

From Reuters

He says there is a normal system for the court to rule on Holyrood bills, which the lord advocate has sought to short-cut.

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