Cut out Very Common

Cut out has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Verb

delete or remove

"Cut out the extra text"

"cut out the newspaper article"

cut out

form and create by cutting out

"Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper"

cut out

cut off and stop

"The bicyclist was cut out by the van"

cut off cut out

strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out

"scratch out my name on that list"

scratch out cut out

intercept (a player)

cut down cut out

cease operating

"The pump suddenly cut out"

cut out

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut,‎ out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever.

Adjective

having been cut out

"the cut-out pieces of the dress"

cut out

Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.

Example Sentences

"Cut out the extra text" verb

"cut out the newspaper article" verb

"Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper" verb

"The bicyclist was cut out by the van" verb

"scratch out my name on that list" verb

"The pump suddenly cut out" verb

"the cut-out pieces of the dress" adjective