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 | ||