to make something by cutting
Example:
- She cut the dress out of some old material.
- He's cut out a niche for himself (= found a suitable job) in journalism.
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to leave something out of a piece of writing, etc.
Example:
- I would cut out the bit about working as a waitress.
- You can cut out this whole paragraph without losing any of the impact.
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used to tell somebody to stop doing or saying something annoying
Example:
- I'm sick of you two arguing—just cut it out!
to block something, especially light
Example:
- Tall trees cut out the sunlight.