to cut out
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3.2
- phrasal verb
- /kʌt aʊt/
:
recortar
- Magda tried to entertain the child by cutting out pictures from a magazine and showing them to Ryan.
- cut out pictures
- cut out a portion
- cut out the tongue
And now we are going to cut out our little pumpkins.
- And now we are going to cut out our little pumpkins.
- Her cancer had been cut out, but dementia had set in.
- Please cut out negative and inject positive.
- And all I did was cut out some of the high carb foods in my diet.
- For example, I can cut out a large angle.
Examples
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Next, take your green felt and cut out tiny leaves.
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Next, take your green felt and cut out tiny leaves for your craft project.
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Now I want to cut out some big circles.
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You can also cut out your shapes.
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Now I had my work cut out for me, preparing for my journey.
Academic text (2001) -
Those two sheets of paper were cut out from a single sheet.
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Remains of the page drifted to the floor as I carefully cut out the obituary.
Fiction book (2000) -
Editing allows you to add music, cut out errors or unwanted segments, and tighten up the program.
Academic text (2007) -
Using a pattern and a knife, cut out the bunny's body and ears from the cake.
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I think you need to do some editing, like maybe cut out all that stuff about your childhood.
Synonyms
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2.3
To remove parts or make something shorter, for example text
948
1.9
To remove something from a place or container
100
5.6
To cut something completely away from a larger thing with a knife or tool
68
4.4
To pull something out quickly and with force, often to remove it completely
45
3.4
To remove something by cutting, often with a sharp blow
24
4.8
To pull something out with force
23
4.4
Separated by cutting from a larger thing
14
7.2
To cut out part of a body or text
14
2.3
Draw a line through a word or item to show it should be removed
11
3.2
Remove part of a film, recording, or text before release
9
4.6
To cut a part from something with one quick move
8
3.7
Remove a name or item from a list by drawing a line through it
5
3.4
To remove a part from something with a knife or tool
4
4.0
Draw lines through writing so you cannot read it
2
3.7
To cut a small part off something quickly and neatly with scissors or shears
Cut a piece of wood or stone into a shape with a tool like an axe
Antonyms
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Morphology
The adjective 'cut out' is directly and transparently composed from 'cut' (to remove by cutting) + 'out' (indicating removal/separation), so it denotes something removed or formed by cutting from a larger surface. This compositional pattern (e.g., 'cut-out design') is common in English and cross-linguistically intuitive, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Cut out meaning to remove something by cutting comes from the act of cutting a shape from a larger piece of paper or cloth; you literally cut the shape out of the sheet. That's why it means 'to remove or form something by cutting'.