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verb1. delete or remove (Freq. 2)-
Cut out the extra text
-cut out the newspaper article
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cutout• Hypernyms: ↑extinguish, ↑eliminate, ↑get rid of, ↑do away with• Hyponyms: ↑excise• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s somebody
-Something ——s somebody
-Something ——s something
2. form and create by cutting out (Freq. 1)-Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cutout• Entailment: ↑cut• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
3. cut off and stop (Freq. 1)-The bicyclist was cut out by the van
• Syn: ↑cut off• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s somebody
-Something ——s somebody
-Something ——s something
4. strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out-scratch out my name on that list
• Syn: ↑scratch out• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Something ——s something
-Somebody ——s something PP
5. intercept (a player)• Syn: ↑cut down• Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s somebody
6. cease operating-The pump suddenly cut out
• Verb Frames:-Something ——s
adjectivehaving been cut out-the cut-out pieces of the dress
• Similar to: ↑cut* * *
1) (of a motor or engine) suddenly stop operating2) informal (of a person) leave quickly, esp. so as to avoid a boring or awkward situation* * *
cut out [phrasal verb]1 of a machine : to stop working suddenlyThe plane's engines suddenly cut out. [=cut off]
2 chiefly US : to leave quickly and suddenlyWe were in a hurry to get home, so we cut out before the performance ended.
3 chiefly US : to move out of a line of trafficThe other car/driver cut out from behind and sped ahead of us.
He got a piece of red paper and cut out a big heart. = He cut a big heart out of a piece of red paper.
— sometimes used figurativelyShe cut out [=carved out] a place for herself in history. [=she caused herself to be important in history]
I cut out the recipe from a magazine.
cutting out newspaper articles
Doctors cut out the lump from her chest.
He cut out sugar from his diet and began eating more fruits and vegetables.
I focused on my work and cut out everything else in my life.
I've cut down on the number of cigarettes I smoke, but I'd like to cut out [=give up] smoking altogether.
I told you to cut that out! [=I told you to stop that]
That's enough, kids. I mean it! Cut it out!
4 e◇ If your legs, feet, or knees are cut out from under you, you are knocked down by something that hits your legs very hard. This phrase is often used figuratively.When I learned that I was seriously ill, I felt like my feet were cut out from under me.
The financial legs had been cut out from under the program. [=the program lost money and could not do what it needed to do]
We can save money by cutting out the middleman and ordering our supplies directly from the manufacturer.
6◇ If you are cut out for (something) or cut out to do/be (something), you are naturally able or suited to do or be something.Why do you think that you're cut out for this job? [=why would you be good at this job?]
I'm really not cut out for this kind of work. [=I'm not naturally good at it]
He's not cut out to be a teacher. = He's not cut out to teach.
— see also have your work cut out for you at ↑work, 2• • •Main Entry: ↑cut* * *
ˌcut ˈout derivedif a motor or an engine cuts out, it suddenly stops workingrelated noun ↑cut-out
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
