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late cut noun[ C ] sports specializeduk /ˌleɪt ˈkʌt/ us /ˈleɪt ˌkʌt/ in cricket, an attacking shot where the ball is hit lightly through an area behind the batter (= the player who tries to hit the ball) on the right side for a right-handed batter or on the left side for a left-handed batter: A deft late cut sent the ball racing to the boundary. She was trying to play a late cut but edged behind to the keeper. The late cut is a shot usually played by the best batters in the world. He went on to the back foot to the spinner and played a late cut for two. Two successive late cuts for four took the score past 100. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook infield jaffa king pair leg break leg bye strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender third man |