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cut-in

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A section of film or audio inserted into another sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, media

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A visual sequence focusing on a character's face or body while they perform a special move.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Topics: video-games

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The situation where the performer of a musical work receives royalties for each performance, despite not having composed it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An instance of pulling in front of another vehicle in traffic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insert

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: break, interruption, disruption, gap

6

noun

Meaning 6

(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insert

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: break, interruption, disruption, gap

History

Etymology

Deverbal from cut in.