- cut away
- verb1. move quickly to another scene or focus when filming (Freq. 1)-
`cut away now!' the director shouted
• Hypernyms: ↑cut• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
-Somebody ——s PP
2. remove by cutting off or away-cut away the branch that sticks out
• Hypernyms: ↑cut• Hyponyms: ↑undercut• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Something ——s something
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ˌcut a ˈway [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cut away he/she/it cuts away present participle cutting away past tense cut away past participle cut away] phrasal verbto remove the parts of something that you do not want by cutting themCut away any dead growth on your roses.
Thesaurus: remove by cuttinghyponymMain entry: cut* * *
cut away [phrasal verb]They cut away [=cut off] a few of the tree's lower branches.
• • •Main Entry: ↑cut
Useful english dictionary. 2012.