cut out

(noun) a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload. Synonyms: cutout.

(noun) a photograph from which the background has been cut away. Synonyms: cutout.

(noun) a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out. Synonyms: cutout.

(verb) delete or remove. Synonyms: cut out. Examples: "Cut out the extra text." "Cut out the newspaper article."

(verb) form and create by cutting out. Synonyms: cut out. Example: "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper."

(verb) cut off and stop. Synonyms: cut off, cut out. Example: "The bicyclist was cut out by the van."

(verb) strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out. Synonyms: scratch out, cut out. Example: "Scratch out my name on that list."

(verb) intercept (a player). Synonyms: cut down, cut out.

(verb) cease operating. Synonyms: cut out. Example: "The pump suddenly cut out."

(adj) having been cut out. Synonyms: cut out. Example: "The cut-out pieces of the dress."