View synonyms for cut out

cut out

verb

tr to delete or remove
tr to shape or form by cutting
to cut out a dress
tr; usually passive to suit or equip for
you're not cut out for this job
intr (of an engine, etc) to cease to operate suddenly
tr printing to remove the background from a photograph or drawing to make the outline of the subject stand out
intr (of an electrical device) to switch off, usually automatically
informal.
tr to oust and supplant (a rival)
intr (of a person) to be excluded from a card game
informal.
tr to cease doing something, esp something undesirable (esp in the phrase cut it out )
tr soccer to intercept (a pass)
tr to separate (cattle) from a herd
intr to end or finish
the road cuts out at the creek
have one's work cut out
to have as much work as one can manage

something that has been or is intended to be cut out from something else
a photograph or drawing from which the background has been cut away
a device that switches off or interrupts an electric circuit, esp a switch acting as a safety device
an impressed stamp cut out from an envelope for collecting purposes
slang.
the end of shearing

The new surgeon general certainly has his work cut out for him.

In addition, because House Democrats were cut out of the negotiations over the bill, they don't feel any incentive to play ball.

I used to cut out the full-page movie ads from the Sunday New York Times each week, just to look at them.

I prefaced it by saying, “Bill Clinton was such a dog, that…” so they cut out the story angle.

“There are two entire chapters that were cut out that I'm sorry about,” Caro said.

To attempt to cut out Mrs. Kaye I should need a little genuine enthusiasm; and frankly, your beloved prodigy does not inspire it.

She was so handy with a needle, and allus ready to cut out calico dingusses that the peon gals could sew up.

The round form of many of the latter is especially remarkable: they almost seem to have been cut out with a chisel.

Her name and his initials were all that was written in the book; very carefully she cut out the entire page.

The 29th attackers had sewn on to their backs triangles cut out of kerosine tins.

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