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What I will say is that business is not a nice area. And you might say that I am a business woman, but I'm not into cut-throat business moves.
Cheryl Cole

Meaning of "cut-throat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CUT-THROAT

cut-throat play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUT-THROAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cut-Throat can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CUT-THROAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cut-throat

Cut-throat, cutthroat or cut throat may refer to: ▪ A murderer; one who performs the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human ▪ Cut-throat competition, a competition results in reducing prices...

Definition of cut-throat in the English dictionary

The first definition of cut-throat in the dictionary is a person who cuts throats; murderer. Other definition of cut-throat is Also called: cut-throat razor a razor with a long blade that usually folds into the handle US name: straight razor. Cut-Throat is also bloodthirsty or murderous; cruel.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUT-THROAT

cut-and-cover
cut-and-dried
cut-glass
cut-off
cut-off date
cut-off device
cut-off point
cut-off switch
cut-off valve
cut-offs
cut-out
cut-price
cut-rate
cut-throat razor
cut-up
cut-up technique
cutability
cutaneous
cutaneously
cutaway

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUT-THROAT

a frog in one´s throat
a lump in one´s throat
bluethroat
Croat
cut one´s throat
deep throat
groat
have by the throat
jump down someone´s throat
lesser whitethroat
ram something down someone´s throat
rubythroat
Serbo-Croat
stick in one´s throat
strep throat
throat
troat
whitethroat
yellowthroat

Synonyms and antonyms of cut-throat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CUT-THROAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cut-throat» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cut-throat

Translation of «cut-throat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUT-THROAT

Find out the translation of cut-throat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cut-throat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cut-throat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

残酷的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

feroz
570 millions of speakers

English

cut-throat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गलाकाट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطع الحلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ожесточенной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feroz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাটা গলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acharné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cut-throat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mörderisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熾烈な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

살인적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cut-throat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cắt cổ họng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்-தொண்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कट-गळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıyasıya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spietato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cut - throat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запеклої
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cut - gât
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξοντωτικού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moordende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mördande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cut-hals
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cut-throat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUT-THROAT»

The term «cut-throat» is regularly used and occupies the 75.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUT-THROAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cut-throat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cut-throat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cut-throat

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4 QUOTES WITH «CUT-THROAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cut-throat.
1
Robert Burns
Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame.
2
Cheryl Cole
What I will say is that business is not a nice area. And you might say that I am a business woman, but I'm not into cut-throat business moves.
3
Summer Phoenix
I guess I don't have the cut-throat ambition that some other actresses have. I don't know how good that is for my career, but I know how good that is for me as a person. And to me, that's much more important.
4
Kim Young-sam
The stark reality facing us today is that without the labour reforms, workers will get neither the income nor jobs in the face of cut-throat global economic competition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUT-THROAT»

Discover the use of cut-throat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cut-throat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cut Throat
He killed her once.
Sharon Sala, 2012
2
The Cut-Throat Celts
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Cut-throat Celts, including why weird Celt warriors fought with no clothes on, how to preserve your enemy's brain and why the Celts laughed at funerals.
Terry Deary, 2008
3
Cut-Throat Pirates
Fifteen-year-old Rex Jones's life is at risk when he and his friends, Carl and Dave, are transported by Rex's mysterious cell phone onto a pirate ship the night Evil Eric plans to raid The Brave One, which carries gold and silver for the ...
Jonny Zucker, 2007
4
Cut Throat
Bellboy, a winner of the Hickstead Derby, was recently found in his stable with a cut throat - his violent death marked the beginning of a cruel vendetta against one of the owners at the yard.
Lyndon Stacey, 2010
5
Cut Throat Mafia
In a country known for its underground criminal organizations, no state in America more so deserved the titled of the city of "Cut Throats.
Derrick Johnson, 2012
6
Cut-Throat: The Vicious World of Rod McLean - Mercenary, ...
Cut-Throat is a truly unique account of Rod McLean's life and death, told in the first person using material from McLean's own hand.
Wayne Thallon, 2012
7
Cut Throat Dog
It’s a moving recollection of a purposeful youth and a graphic account of the hunt for terrorists. It’s the story of a mid-life crisis and the endless crisis of the Middle East.
Joshua Sobol, 2010
8
Cut Throat Dog
An enigmatic Israeli who calls himself Shakespeare finds his life of despair dramatically altered when he thinks he sees the high-profile terrorist who killed his partner. and is reportedly dead, alive and well on the streets of Manhattan.
Yehoshuʻa Sobol, 2010
9
Values and Stakeholders in an Era of Social Responsibility: ...
Starting with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and analyzing what it is, what it is not, and what he'd like it to be, Paolo D'Anselmi extends CSR to all organizations in the economy (private and public) and develops the concept of ...
Paolo D'Anselmi, 2011
10
Cut Throat
Quincy's dream of becoming a solo artist sets off a battle between Raymond, a nightclub owner and drug lord who wants to keep him at the club, and Antoinette, wife of the owner of a record label who wants Quincy to sign with them.
K. Roland Williams, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUT-THROAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cut-throat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Verlander mixing savvy with 'cut-throat mentality'
It's the kind of cut-throat mentality you need to have. "But the execution when I do that has been off, especially in that last start." He contends the ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
2
Children's clothes shop combine to survive
Running a small business in today's economic climate was cut-throat as online retailers generated huge competition, Wilson said. "Consumers ... «Taranaki Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Argonauts star slotback Andre Durie likely out for season
There's no room for sympathy in a cut-throat world such as pro football, but a lot of people will be pulling for Durie as he now stares at a long ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
4
Paying lip service to the 'Asian Century'
It's competitive, but not cut-throat. It's very collaborative, relaxed and pretty fun. There are real opportunities across many sectors to work on ... «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
5
AirAsia: Slow to soar
... as the domestic aviation sector has become synonymous with high operational costs and cut-throat competition, resulting in huge losses. «Forbes India, Jul 15»
6
'Lenin' and 'Stalin' Come to Blows in Moscow's Red Square
... and more Stalin and Lenin impersonators encroaching on each other's turf on Red Square, the business seem to have become cut-throat. «610kvnu, Jul 15»
7
How to win an auction: The top tips for getting your dream home
Mr Maguire said competition for scarce property listings was cut-throat and serious buyers needed to turn up mentally focused and ready to ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
8
Supermodel Nykhor Paul Blasts Racism in Fashion Industry: I'm …
Paul isn't the first who's spoken out about racial inequality in the cut-throat world of modeling. Jourdan Dunn, who, in January, became British ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
9
Kristen Stewart And Julianne Moore Become Models At Chanel …
Just soul-sucking, cut-throat fashion people, the full-on Devil Wears Prada.” Because of her past experiences, Kristen was pleasantly surprised ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
10
Intermediate students seek migration to govt colleges
"The private colleges have unnecessarily created a cut-throat competition among themselves. Instead, they should improve their facilities in ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cut-Throat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cut-throat>. Apr 2024 ».
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