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English *adjective*: cut out
1.	cut out having been cut out
		Samples	The cut-out pieces of the dress.
		Similar	cut
		Antonyms	uncut, rough

English *verb*: cut out
1.	cut out (change) delete or remove
		Samples	Cut out the extra text. Cut out the newspaper article.
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something
		Broader (hypernym)	do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of
		Narrower (hyponym)	excise

2.	cut out (contact) form and create by cutting out
		Samples	Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper.
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s something
		Broader (hypernym)	forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work
		Narrower (hyponym)	die, die out, gouge out, rabbet
		Entail	cut

3.	cut out (contact) cut off and stop
		Samples	The bicyclist was cut out by the van.
		Synonyms	cut off
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something
		Broader (hypernym)	intercept, stop

4.	cut out (contact) strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
		Samples	Scratch out my name on that list.
		Synonyms	scratch out
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP
		Broader (hypernym)	efface, erase, rub out, score out, wipe off

5.	cut out (competition) intercept (a player)
		Synonyms	cut down
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s somebody
		Broader (hypernym)	arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back
		Domain category	baseball, baseball game

6.	cut out (change) cease operating
		Samples	The pump suddenly cut out.
		Pattern of use	Something ----s
		Broader (hypernym)	cease, end, finish, stop, terminate

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