Cutback

Word CUTBACK
Character 7
Hyphenation cutback
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Cutback"

What do we mean by cutback?

A decrease; a curtailment. noun

A sharp reversal of direction, as of a ball carrier in football. noun

A reduction in quantity or rate; a reduction in the amount of an activity or the funding for an activity. noun

A return to an earlier scene or story line in a novel, movie, etc. noun

A sudden switching of directions of a running football player, a surfboarder, etc. noun

A reduction in an existing program of some sort. noun

Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking. noun

Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings. noun

An offensive pass played into a position further from the attacking goal line. noun

Place restrictions on verb

Cut down on; make a reduction in verb

Return in time verb

Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of verb

A reduction in quantity or rate noun

A reduction of some sort in an existing program.

Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking.

(roofing) Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings.

An offensive pass played into a position further from the attacking goal line.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cutback

The word "cutback" in example sentences

The cutback is part of a larger push by the police to cut costs for parade control. ❋ Arden Dale (2010)

But if the cutback is severe, many firms may fail. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Analysts and market participants said the drop in jet-fuel demand will add to already robust inventories, and potentially hurt refiners 'profit margins, forcing at least a short-term cutback in their oil demand. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Germany was dominating a dejected Norway and almost went up 4-0 in the 78th minute when Prinz, with yet another cutback from the right, found Bajramaj, whose firm shot rattled the crossbar. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Ginn took Smith's pitch on an end around and raced for a touchdown, leaving three Notre Dame defenders sprawled on the ground with a cutback from the sidelines 10 yards from the end zone. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It simply means that at a time when gas prices are through the roof and people are scrambling to stay afloat in a desperate American economy, that millions of people were willing to fork over their hard-earned money to sit in a theater for two and a half hours and watch a story about rich people whose idea of a cutback is two pairs of Jimmy Choo’s instead of three. ❋ Unknown (2008)

After all, the main target of the cutback was the United States. ❋ Daniel Yergin (2008)

Post Master General says the cutback is a matter of survival. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Back in 1980, in his gadfly days, Quinn led the push for the so-called cutback amendment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The cutback, which is in effect during peak daytime hours, also is affecting about 80 parks and playgrounds, 10 schools and four golf courses, according to Jim Dulaney, wastewater treatment manager at the South Cross Bayou Treatment Plant. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The scale of the cutback is the starkest illustration yet of the severity of the collapse in fuel demand and the effect on the refining industry, the main business daily in Europe said. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A workers union spokesperson at Corus 'factory in Scunthorpe, an industrial town in eastern England, said he hoped the cutback was a “blip†and that production would soon be back to normal. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In Albuquerque, the local teachers union held a bake sale with "cutback" cookies, "furlough" fudge brownies and "corporate loophole" lollipops to help fill budget gaps that have increased class sizes and forced furlough days. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Galloping Beaver: A different kind of cutback at Thunder Bay school skip to main ❋ The Rev. Paperboy (2009)

To make it usable, it is either heated, or a "cutback" or emulsion is prepared. ❋ Unknown (1994)

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