CUT OUT Definition & Meaning

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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

noun

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

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I wasn’t cut out for baking, for the kind of real baking that required precision.

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Combined with how performances have stagnated on the pitch, particularly in the field and the inability to perform under pressure, Edwards has got her work cut out.

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But there were no major incidents, other than a brief red flag to recover the stricken Alpine of Jack Doohan, who stopped on track when the car cut out.

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Some see sense in mergers, cutting out the duplication of back office costs and the notoriously high salaries of principals.

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They never saw themselves as being cut out for a retirement community, but a few weeks ago, they moved into one in Playa Vista.

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