to take short cuts

  • 1short cut — short cuts also short cut, shortcut 1) N COUNT A short cut is a quicker way of getting somewhere than the usual route. I tried to take a short cut and got lost. 2) N COUNT: oft N to n A short cut is a method of achieving something more quickly or …

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  • 2short cut — noun VERB + SHORT CUT ▪ be ▪ take ▪ use sth as ▪ provide (often figurative) ▪ Each saint was depicted with his or her symbols, which provided a short cut to recognition …

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  • 3short cut — noun (C) 1 a quicker, more direct way of going somewhere than the usual one: We were late for the game, but found a short cut through the fields. | take a short cut: Carlos decided to take a short cut home. 2 a quicker way of doing something (+… …

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  • 4Short Circuit — This article is about the 1986 movie. For other uses, see Short Circuit (disambiguation). Short Circuit Theatrical release poster Directed by John Badham …

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  • 5short·cut — /ˈʃoɚtˌkʌt/ noun, pl cuts [count] 1 : a shorter, quicker, or easier way to get to a place Wait, I know a shortcut. Turn left here. We took a shortcut home. Let s …

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  • 6SNL Digital Short — The opening title that appears before most shorts. An SNL Digital Short is one in a series of comedic and often musical video shorts created for airing on NBC s Saturday Night Live, generally produced and written by The Lonely Island (Jorma… …

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  • 7Bush tax cuts — Part of a series of articles on Unit …

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  • 8Naked short selling — Schematic representation of naked short selling in two steps. The short seller sells shares without owning them. He then purchases and delivers the shares for a different market price. If the short seller cannot afford the shares in the second… …

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  • 9To cut short — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach …

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  • 10To draw cuts — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …

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