present participle of cut ties

To abruptly and permanently end a relationship with another person or thing.

Of tobacco: cut lengthwise of the leaf.

Synonym of cut the Gordian knot

The exertion of maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.

(idiomatic) To end a child's over-dependence on or over-attachment to their parents.

(neologism) An Asian hairstyle consisting of straight, usually cheek-length sidelocks and a frontal fringe. The rest of the hair is usually worn long and straightened.

plural of hime cut

Of short ribs: prepared by cutting between the ribs to separate them, rather than across the bone.

(music) An obscure song by a well known musician. / (idiomatic) Any obscure work, a thing likely to be recognized only by a connoisseur. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deep, cut.