cut-in

1. 1.

   (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program

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2. 2.

   (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film

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Questions about cut-in

What does cut-in mean?

cut-in means "(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cut-in?

cut-in has 2 syllables: cu-t-in. The stress falls on "cu".

What is another word for cut-in?

Close synonyms include insert, insert. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cut-in a common word?

cut-in is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.