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cut out
verb
- tr to delete or remove
- tr to shape or form by cutting
to cut out a dress
- tr; usually passive to suit or equip for
you're not cut out for this job
- intr (of an engine, etc) to cease to operate suddenly
- tr printing to remove the background from a photograph or drawing to make the outline of the subject stand out
- intr (of an electrical device) to switch off, usually automatically
- informal.tr to oust and supplant (a rival)
- intr (of a person) to be excluded from a card game
- informal.tr to cease doing something, esp something undesirable (esp in the phrase cut it out )
- tr soccer to intercept (a pass)
- tr to separate (cattle) from a herd
- intr to end or finish
the road cuts out at the creek
- have one's work cut outto have as much work as one can manage
noun
- something that has been or is intended to be cut out from something else
- a photograph or drawing from which the background has been cut away
- a device that switches off or interrupts an electric circuit, esp a switch acting as a safety device
- an impressed stamp cut out from an envelope for collecting purposes
- slang.the end of shearing
Example Sentences
Los Angeles developer Wayne Ratkovich embarked on an ambitious makeover that included removing the roof of the mall and cutting out much of the main floor to create a sunken, sunlight-filled public plaza.
According to the family, the business’ security alarm was deactivated and a Ring camera feed from the store cut out just before 10 p.m.
Patch testing results showed multiple skin reactions, so she cut out make up, hair and nail products, but nothing helped.
The most costly of those passes came 13 minutes from time, when Bayindir attempted a chipped pass into midfield that was cut out by Joelinton, allowing Bruno Guimaraes to add a fourth goal.
The online livestream of the performance cut out at the exact moment the band made their political remarks.
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