English Explanatory Dictionary

cut and run

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cut the anchor cable and not wait to weigh it.
  2. To hurry away; to escape.
  3. To abandon a position as quickly as possible.

Word forms

cut and run cuts and runs cutting and running cut and ran

Derived words

cut-and-run
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