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cut out
1. phrasal verb
If you cut something out, you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife.
Cut out the coupon and send those cheques off today. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
I cut it out and pinned it to my studio wall. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you cut out a part of a text, you do not print, publish, or broadcast that part, because to include it would make the text too long or unacceptable.
I listened to the programme and found they'd cut out all the interesting stuff. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
Her editors wanted her to cut out the poetry from her novel. [VP n + from/of]
Several pages were cut out of the book. [VP n (not pron) from/of n]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
3. phrasal verb
To cut out something unnecessary or unwanted means to remove it completely from a situation. For example, if you cut out a particular type of food, you stop eating it, usually because it is bad for you.
I've simply cut egg yolks out entirely. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
...our policies on cutting out waste. [VERBPARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
A guilty plea cuts out the need for a long trial. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
4. phrasal verb
If you tell someone to cut something out, you are telling them in an irritated way to stop it.
[informal, feelings]
Do yourself a favour, and cut that behaviour out. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
'Cut it out, Chip,' I said. [VitP]
He had better cut out the nonsense. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
5. phrasal verb
If you cut someone outof an activity, you do not allow them to be involved in it. If you cut someone outof a will, you do not allow them to share in it.
Environmentalists say this would cut them out of the debate over what to do withpublic lands. [VERB noun PARTICLE + of]
'Cut her out of your will,' urged his nephew. [VERB noun PARTICLE + of]
He felt that he was being cut out. [beVERB-ed PARTICLE]
[Also VERBPARTICLE noun]
6. phrasal verb
If an object cuts out the light, it is between you and the light so that you are in the dark.
The curtains were half drawn to cut out the sunlight. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
7. phrasal verb
If an engine cuts out, it suddenly stops working.
The helicopter crash landed when one of its two engines cut out. [VERBPARTICLE]
If you are not cut outfor a particular type of work, you do not have the qualities that are needed to be able to do it well.
I left medicine anyway. I wasn't really cut out for it. [+ for]
He doesn't feel he is cut out to be a leader.
More Synonyms of cut out
cut-out
Word forms: plural cut-outs
1. countable noun
A cardboard cut-out is a shape that has been cut from thick card.
You'd swear he was a cardboard cut-out except that he'd moved his rifle.
You can have your picture taken with a cutout of the actor.
2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
A cut-out is a device that turns off a machine automatically in particular circumstances.
Use a kettle with an automatic cut-out so it doesn't boil for longer than necessary.
Engine cut-out devices and steering wheel locks do not protect the car's contents.
cut out in British English
verb(adverb)
1. (transitive)
to delete or remove
2. (transitive)
to shape or form by cutting
to cut out a dress
3. (tr; usually passive)
to suit or equip for
you're not cut out for this job
4. (intransitive)
(of an engine, etc) to cease to operate suddenly
5. (transitive) printing
to remove the background from a photograph or drawing to make the outline of the subject stand out
6. (intransitive)
(of an electrical device) to switch off, usually automatically
7. (transitive) informal
to oust and supplant (a rival)
8. (intransitive)
(of a person) to be excluded from a card game
9. (transitive) informal
to cease doing something, esp something undesirable (esp in the phrase cut it out)
10. (transitive) soccer
to intercept (a pass)
11. (transitive)
to separate (cattle) from a herd
12. (intransitive) Australian and New Zealand
to end or finish
the road cuts out at the creek
13. have one's work cut out
nouncutout
14.
something that has been or is intended to be cut out from something else
15.
a photograph or drawing from which the background has been cut away
16.
a device that switches off or interrupts an electric circuit, esp a switch acting as a safety device
17.
an impressed stamp cut out from an envelope for collecting purposes
18. Australian slang
the end of shearing
cut-out in British English
(ˈkʌtˌaʊt)
noun
1.
a photograph or drawing from which the background has been cut away
You'd swear he was a cardboard cut-out except that he'd moved his rifle.
You can have your picture taken with a cut-out of David Beckham.
His characters are just cardboard cut-outs.
2. electrical
a device that switches off or interrupts an electric circuit, esp a switch actingas a safety device
Use a kettle with an automatic cut-out so it doesn't boil for longer than necessary.
a cut-out to prevent the battery from overcharging
3.
something that has been or is intended to be cut out from something else
4.
an impressed stamp cut out from an envelope for collecting purposes
5. agriculture, Australian slang
the end of shearing
cut out in American English
1.
to remove by cutting
2.
to leave or take out; remove; omit; eliminate
3. Informal
to eliminate and take the place of (a rival)
4.
to make or form by or as by cutting
5. Informal
to stop running
said of an engine
6. US, Informal
to discontinue; stop
7. Informal
fit or suited by nature
8. Slang
to leave abruptly
See full dictionary entry for cut
cut-out in Automotive Engineering1
(kʌt aʊt)
Word forms: (regular plural) cut-outs
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
A cut-out is any device that stops a mechanical unit or electrical circuit from operating.
All heaters have an automatic safety cut-out that switches the heater off if the air grilles are accidentally covered.
For extra security, fit an alarm, immobilizer, or engine cut-out device.
The low first gear combines with an electronic cut-out on the free-spinning engine to make rapid take-offs awkward.
cut-out in Automotive Engineering2
(kʌt aʊt)
Word forms: (regular plural) cut-outs
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Lighting and electrical/electronic systems)
A cut-out is a switch in a control box that stops the current flow from returning to a dynamo when the battery capacity is greater than the voltage of the dynamo.
The battery cut-out switch was located in the passenger footwell.
As the voltage rises, the cut-out connects the dynamo to charge the battery.
A voltage drop cut-out ensures that the car battery is not drained in the event of the headlamps being lefton.
Examples of 'cut out' in a sentence
cut out
The sound cut out across the waters, a welcome home for a hero.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP
And perhaps if she was so easily put off she was not really cut out for motherhood.
Fay Weldon NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES
August hoped it would be live; there was less chance of getting edited, important words cut out.
Elmore Leonard TOUCH (1987)
The note was prepared from cut-out words from newspapers, roughly glued to the paper.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
In other languages
cut out
British English: cut out ADJECTIVE
If you are not cut out for a particular type of work, you do not have the qualities that are needed to be able to do it well.
I left medicine anyway. I wasn't really cut out for it.
American English: cut out
Brazilian Portuguese: ser feito para
Chinese: 合适的
European Spanish: hecho para
French: fait
German: geeignet
Italian: fatto
Japanese: 向いている
Korean: ~가 체질에 맞는
European Portuguese: ser feito para
Latin American Spanish: hecho para
All related terms of 'cut out'
cut it out
to stop doing what one is doing
have one's work cut out
to have as much work as one can manage
have your work cut out
to have a very big problem to deal with that you will not find easy to do.
to have your work cut out
If you say that you will have your work cut out to do something, you mean that it will be a very difficult task .
not be cut out for something
to lack the right qualities or character for a particular lifestyle or job