Meaning of 切れる in Japanese

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Definition of 切れる

  1. (v1, vi) to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack

    このはさみは良く切れない。
    These scissors do not cut well.

  2. to be injured

    二人の子供は綱が切れるまで引っ張りあった。
    The two children pulled at the rope until it broke.

  3. to wear out; to be worn out
  4. to break; to burst; to collapse
  5. to wear off; to stop working; to go dead

    ガソリンが切れかかっている。
    We're running out of gas.

  6. to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
  7. to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of

    100メートル、10秒切れる?
    100 meters, will they break 10 seconds?

  8. to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected

    あいつは、とうとう切れた。
    Finally, he lost his temper.

  9. to cut well; to be sharp

    この氷は薄すぎて君の体を支えきれないだろう。
    This ice is too thin to bear your weight.

  10. to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able
  11. to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)
  12. to dry off
  13. to curve; to veer
  14. to shuffle (cards)
  15. to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip →Related words: キレる
  16. (suf, v1) to be able to do completely

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