SHORT-CUT Definition & Meaning

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short-cut

[ shawrt-kuht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

short-cut, short-cutting.

to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.

verb (used without object)

short-cut, short-cutting.

to use or take a shortcut.

short cut

noun

a route that is shorter than the usual one
a means of saving time or effort

verb

intr to use a short cut

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of short-cut¹

First recorded in 1560–70

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of short-cut¹

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

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"You can't really short-cut that, you build trust and relationships over time, as you know, But every day's been exciting, I literally wake up with excitement every day."

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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.

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

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

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"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.

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