cut out verb 11adjective 1/ˈkʌt.aʊt/ noun 11forms 5 verb11 •To remove; to omit.If we cut out the middle-man, we will both have better profits. •(US, Australia) To separate (an animal) from the herd. •(informal) To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something).He had to cut out smoking in order to be prepared for the marathon.She kept clicking her heels. He told her to cut it out. •To stop working, to switch off; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to be inaudible, be disconnected.It was around then that the engine suddenly cut out.Can you say that again? You keep cutting out. •To arrange or prepare.He has his work cut out for him. •To leave suddenly.He must have cut out of the party. •To oust; to replace.[…] cut him out in the affections of his lady-love! — 1899 •To intercept. •To take a ship out of a harbor etc. by getting between her and the shore. •(Australia, New-Zealand) To spend (money).After the flicks, Les and I cut out what was left of the cone money on a milkshake. — 1963 •(Australia, slang) To serve time in prison as an alternative to paying fines. adjective1 •Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.I'm not really cut out for camping outdoors. I'm allergic to mosquito bites.We've got our work cut out for us. cut-out /ˈkʌt.aʊt/ noun11 •A piece cut out of something.When preparing an activity, simply copy the activity cards, cut them apart, and attach them to the cut-outs. If desired, laminate and cut out the assembled cut-outs for extra durability. — 2007 •A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), often displayed for promotional purposes; a standee.The sentry didn't answer. Taking a closer look at him I realised he wasn't a real sentry but a cut-out sentry, guarding not a real but a cut-out border. — 2011 •A kind of cookie produced in a certain shape by use of a cookie cutter. •A piece of clip art. •A hole or space produced when something is removed by cutting.a dress with cut-out sides •An item of clothing, such as a dress or shoe, designed with portions cut away. •Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip.The automatic magnetic cut out, opens the circuit between battery and generator when the generator is running slow or engine is stopped, also referred to as the "vibrator type" of cut out. — 1916 •A switch that changes the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit. •A trusted middleman or intermediary, especially in espionage.In alias, I recruited a fellow who worked for a foreign Communist installation (I thought this was a nice touch) to serve as our go-between, or cutout as it is called in the trade, […] — 1997 •(US) A railway cutting. •(US) The separation of a group of cattle from a herd; the place where they are collected. formscutting out · cuts out · cut-outs · more cut out · most cut out
