cut out meaning and definition

CUT OUT verb

Definition of cut out (verb)

1. delete or remove
   • "Cut out the extra text"; "cut out the newspaper article"
2. form and create by cutting out
   • "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper"
3. cut off and stop
   • "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"
   • synonyms: cut off
4. strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
   • "scratch out my name on that list"
   • synonyms: scratch out
5. intercept (a player)
   • synonyms: cut down
6. cease operating
   • "The pump suddenly cut out"

CUT OUT adjective

Definition of cut out (adjective)

1. having been cut out
   • "the cut-out pieces of the dress"