V-cut

English

V-cut (comparative more V-cut, superlative most V-cut)

Cut into a V shape, especially describing the neckline of clothing.
- 1983, Karen Harper, The Last Boleyn:
  His white lace and linen shirt showed slightly above his V-cut doublet to emphasize the bronze coloring of his face and throat.
- 2003, Vincent Cannistraro, The Venetian Light, page 166:
  A waitress, wearing a tight brown skirt and a V-cut blouse, took his order for a cognac, an unusual preference at Marion's.

V-cut (plural V-cuts)

A cut or incision in the shape of a letter V.
- 1997, Ted Gage, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cigars:
  The v-cut goes deeper into the body of the cigar than any other type of cut, yet leaves the two sides fully rounded.
- 2003, Peter Thwaites, Come Smile with Me, page 41:
  With an almighty thud the tree slides vertically along the 'V' cut and buries the sawn end into the ground only two feet from where it started, ending up perfectly upright, as if it had never moved.
(sports) An evasive manoeuvre in which a player makes a sharp turn to run back on themselves.
- 2012, Morgan Wootten, Joe Wootten, Coaching Basketball Successfully, 3rd edition, page 109:
  Like the jab, the V-cut is used to get a defender off balance or out of position and to thereby give the offensive player the advantage.
- 2013, Don Zimmerman, Peter England, Men's Lacrosse, page 96:
  If you make a V-cut and come back for the ball, the defender can't get into the passing lane.
The V shape made by the lower abdominal muscles above the pubis.
- 2015, Selena Rivera, Unexpected Love:
  His muscles seem more pronounced, his pecs popping, abs rolling, and his V cut looks sharper than before, driving my desire skyward.
- 2016, Jenna Sutton, Hanging by a Thread, page 166:
  His stomach was tight with a six-pack, and his plaid flannel pajama pants showed his V-cut in mouthwatering detail.