Cut
Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).
Sketch
Sketch verb - To draw or make apparent the outline of.
How words are described
| old | old cut | old sketch |
| full | full cut | full sketch |
| long | long cut | long sketch |
| similar | similar cut | similar sketch |
| Other adjectives: brief, short, regular, original, initial, single, rough, small, actual, large, infamous, quick, opening, new, early, hilarious, next, different, earlier. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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One sketch opens with Tim on a date saying "I just wanted to give you a break from washing dishes tonight." Cut to reveal that he's on a date with his dishwasher.
Source: Series / The Sketch Show -
Sketch Comedy: inverted here: three panels of a dramatic duel between Howard the Wizard and Death, then a cut to Karen expressing her relief that the comic lately has been drama-free.
Source: Gilligan Cut - Due to complaints that the sketch made light of date rape, Fox censors cut it from the master tape before broadcast, but due to a studio mixup, the original tape with the Bolt 45 sketch aired.
Source: Edited for Syndication
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