Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cut to pieces

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: cut -to -pieces
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cut, chop, slice etc. so as to form smaller pieces.

verb

To utterly defeat or overwhelm.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Cut my life into pieces. This is my last resort. Suffocation, no breathing, don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding."
"You will be firing down on them, and you can use everything you have, even mortars. You will cut them to pieces."
"Last time we played Cardiff, in the early 80s, we kicked the fuck out of them, cut them to pieces."
"They were hotly pursued by the English, who, having lost but a single vessel in the fight, might have cut them to pieces, had not Elizabeth's suicidal economy stinted them in body powder and provisions."
"Ana could imagine watching this on TV at home, and how exciting it must be. How gleeful the audience would be, watching Downs cut them to pieces."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

cuts to pieces (present, singular) cutting to pieces (participle, present)

Questions

What does cut to pieces mean?: To cut, chop, slice etc. so as to form smaller pieces.

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