cut out

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: cut offscratch outcut down

Open English WordNet

Verb (6)

  1. delete or remove“Cut out the extra text”“cut out the newspaper article”More general extinguish, eliminateMore specific excise
  2. form and create by cutting out“Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper”More general shape, formMore specific rabbet, gouge out, dieInvolves cut
  3. cut off and stop“The bicyclist was cut out by the van”Synonyms: cut offMore general intercept, stop
  4. strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out“scratch out my name on that list”Synonyms: scratch outMore general erase, rub out
  5. intercept (a player)Synonyms: cut downMore general check, turn back
  6. cease operating“The pump suddenly cut out”More general end, stop

Adjective (1)

  1. having been cut out“the cut-out pieces of the dress”Opposite roughSimilar cut

Related words cutout noun

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