short-cut

[ shawrt-kuht ]

verb (used with object)

, short-cut, short-cut·ting.

1. to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.

verb (used without object)

, short-cut, short-cut·ting.

1. to use or take a shortcut.

short cut

noun

1. a route that is shorter than the usual one
2. a means of saving time or effort

verb

1. intr to use a short cut

Other Words From

• short-cutter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-cut¹

First recorded in 1560–70

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-cut¹

C16: from cut (in the sense: a direct route)

Related Words

• avenue
• course
• direction
• itinerary
• journey
• line
• passage
• road
• track
• trail
• way