"cut a swath" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-cut a swath.ogg [Australia] Forms: cuts a swath [present, singular, third-person], cutting a swath [participle, present], cut a swath [participle, past], cut a swath [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> a swath}} cut a swath (third-person singular simple present cuts a swath, present participle cutting a swath, simple past and past participle cut a swath)
  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) Alternative form of cut a wide swath Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: cut a wide swath Synonyms: cut a swathe
    Sense id: en-cut_a_swath-en-verb-p9SZ8ivS Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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