if an engine or machine cuts out, it suddenly stops working
Example: And perhaps if she was so easily put off she was not really cut out for motherhood.
same as cut
Example: August hoped it would be live; there was less chance of getting edited, important words cut out.
to lack the right qualities or character for doing something
Example: Bill was never cut out to be a parent.
to make something by cutting it from a larger piece
Example: Frank’s mother cut him out of her will.
to not allow someone to do something or get something
Example: I cut this article out of a magazine for you.
to remove something from a larger piece by cutting
Example: I don’t want to cut the children out of our plans.
to stop eating something or doing something, especially because it is bad for your health
Example: I imagine Philip Richmond was pretty miffed at being cut out of his father's will.
to stop something such as noise or light from reaching a place
Example: I’ve cut out chocolate completely.
to suddenly leave a line of traffic and join another one
Example: The note was prepared from cut-out words from newspapers, roughly glued to the paper.
used for telling someone to stop doing something that you do not like
Example: The sound cut out across the waters, a welcome home for a hero.
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