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cut in

verb
  1. To intrude or interrupt.
  2. To take up a portion of. · This is cutting in on my free time.
  3. To join a queue in the middle, as opposed to at the back. · Cut in line
  4. To pull in front of another vehicle in traffic, especially to do so dangerously or unfairly.
  5. To begin riding a wave in front of someone else whose legitimate turn it is.
  6. To dance with someone who is already dancing by replacing his or her partner. (dated)
  7. When painting, to paint edges, corners, or trim in preparation for rolling larger areas.
  8. To include; to allow (someone) to participate in something. (slang, transitive) · You can cut me in on the next hand of this card game.
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After all, important fresh evidence is a two-edged thing, and may possibly cut in a very different direction to that which Lestrade imagines.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 55 · C1
“But what you are really looking for is the centre page of the Times with some holes cut in it with scissors.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 47 · C1

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