cut-in
Steal a dance
A cut-in is an abrupt insertion into something already in progress.
In film and television, it's a shot inserted into a scene—often a close-up of hands or an object.
In driving, it's when someone suddenly enters your lane: That cut-in nearly caused an accident.
To cut in is to interrupt a conversation or to tap someone's partner during a dance: May I cut in?
Quick liquor serving
- insertPlace within another thing
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- close-upNear-range photograph
- spliceJoin end to end
edit · transition · montage · sequence · footage · crosscut · cutaway · intercut
Insert remarks abruptly
- interruptBreak in upon
- intrudeEnter uninvited
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- interveneCome between opposing sides
disrupt · impose · overstep · rude · abrupt · conversation · mid-sentence · uninvited
Closed electrical pathway
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
activate · engage · trigger · threshold · sensor · automatic · override · bypass
One who shares activity
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- foxtrotSmooth partner dance
swing · jive · salsa · cha-cha · quickstep · mambo · rumba · tap
Combine into unity
- laneDesignated travel strip
- trafficMovement along routes
- overtakePass while moving faster
- swerveAbrupt directional change
signal · highway · aggressive · tailgate · maneuver · dangerous · abrupt · sudden
To deliberately exclude
- budgeShift or relent
- unfairUnjust or partial
- rudeOffensively ill-mannered
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
impatient · confrontation · dispute · entitlement · disrespect · waiting · priority
shot
Quick liquor serving
splice · edit · transition · montage · sequence · footage · crosscut · cutaway · intercut · frame
interject
Insert remarks abruptly
intervene · disrupt · impose · overstep · rude · abrupt · conversation · mid-sentence · uninvited · unwelcome
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
breaker · activate · engage · trigger · threshold · sensor · automatic · override · bypass · controller
partner
One who shares activity
foxtrot · swing · jive · salsa · cha-cha · quickstep · mambo · rumba · tap · interject
merge
Combine into unity
swerve · signal · highway · aggressive · tailgate · maneuver · dangerous · abrupt · sudden · reckless
skip
To deliberately exclude
etiquette · impatient · confrontation · dispute · entitlement · disrespect · waiting · priority
cut-inwait one's turn
Delay until your moment
stand in line · wait in line · fall in line · queue up · get in line