• Cutback

    Full definition of cutback

    Noun

    cutback

    (plural cutbacks)
    1. A reduction in an existing program of some sort.
    2. (surfing) Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking.
    3. (roofing) Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings.
    4. (soccer) An offensive pass played into a position further from the attacking goal line.
      • 2011, January 29, Ian Hughes, Southampton 1 - 2 Man Utd, Lee Barnard swung at Chaplow's cutback and missed completely and then was just too far away to connect with Harding's flashing ball across the face of goal.
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