Cut
Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).
Ducked
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
-
Part of the reason is a horizontal cut can be ducked or jumped over and a vertical cut can be sidestepped.
Source: Diagonal Cut -
Double subverted and Played for Laughs in Les Visiteurs: an English knight who fought the French king and Godefroy seemingly gets his head cut off, but it turns out he actually ducked under the armor's breastplate.
Source: Off with His Head!
Cite this Source
Ducked and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/ducked
Cut & Ducked. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/ducked>.
Ducked or Cut. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/ducked.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "cut" and "ducked" have occurred on timeline