/ Dictionary / Index S short-cut: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short-cut Pronunciation: (shôrt'kut"), [key] — v., -cut, -cut•ting. —v.t. to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut. —v.i. to use or take a shortcut. short•cut Pronunciation: (shôrt'kut"), [key] — n. a shorter or quicker way. a method, procedure, policy, etc., that reduces the time or energy needed to accomplish something. —adj. constituting or providing a shorter or quicker way: shortcut methods. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: short-cut (Thesaurus) short covering short-day Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language