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Verb
- 1
cut; sever; chop
To cut off a part by cutting or breaking something into two or more pieces.
Korean definition: 물체를 베거나 동강을 내어 일부를 끊어 내다.
Mother cut the kimchi into bite-sized pieces and served it on a plate.
Seunggyu cut out several photos of his favorite singer from a magazine with scissors.
- 2
fire; discharge
(slang) To dismiss someone from a group or job.
Korean definition: (속된 말로) 단체나 직장에서 내쫓거나 해고하다.
When the company fell on hard times, the president thought he'd have to fire a few employees.
How about kicking out members who miss three club meetings in a row?
- 3
refuse flatly; give a flat refusal
To refuse or not listen to someone's demand, opinion, etc., decisively.
Korean definition: 다른 사람의 요구나 의견 등을 분명한 태도로 거절하거나 들어주지 않다.
The company flatly refused the employees' demand for a pay raise.
The school flatly turned down the students' proposal to expand the library, citing a lack of budget.
- 4
stop; interrupt
To halt someone's remark in the middle of it.
Korean definition: 다른 사람의 말을 중간에서 끊다.
Jisu had something urgent to say, so she interrupted the two people's conversation and cut in.
My younger sibling has a habit of cutting people off midway instead of listening to the end.