cut out

verb

1. tr to delete or remove
2. tr 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. intr (of an engine, etc) to cease to operate suddenly
5. tr printing to remove the background from a photograph or drawing to make the outline of the subject stand out
6. intr (of an electrical device) to switch off, usually automatically
7. informal.
   tr to oust and supplant (a rival)
8. intr (of a person) to be excluded from a card game
9. informal.
   tr to cease doing something, esp something undesirable (esp in the phrase cut it out )
10. tr soccer to intercept (a pass)
11. tr to separate (cattle) from a herd
12. intr to end or finish

    the road cuts out at the creek

13. have one's work cut out
    to have as much work as one can manage

noun

1. something that has been or is intended to be cut out from something else
2. a photograph or drawing from which the background has been cut away
3. a device that switches off or interrupts an electric circuit, esp a switch acting as a safety device
4. an impressed stamp cut out from an envelope for collecting purposes
5. slang.
   the end of shearing

Example Sentences

It’s not a piece of yourself you can cut out or get rid of.

From Los Angeles Times

The outcome varies depending on which parts are cut out, resulting in distinct blueprints for different proteins.

From Science Daily

Their Links tote features reclaimed leather “links,” cut out, woven together and dyed in a kaleidoscope of colors.

From Los Angeles Times

“I knew I wanted Vanessa to be in a big dress. It was so big at the fitting, we had to cut out so much of the fabric. It was huge,” Lawson says.

From Los Angeles Times

More than four years after the pandemic began, working from home remains a divisive issue - some felt freed by cutting out the commute, but others felt trapped, unable ever to get away from the job.

From BBC

Related Words

• carve
• delete
• eliminate
• extract
• pull out
• sever