Cut out
/kʌt ˈaʊt/B1
PreIntermediate
1. To stop doing or consuming something, often for health or personal reasons.
- He's trying to cut out sugar from his diet.
- You should cut out smoking if you want to improve your health.
2. To remove or eliminate something or someone.
- They plan to cut out the middleman to lower costs.
- If you cut out all the unnecessary details, the story will be more engaging.
3. To create something by cutting a shape out of a larger piece of material.
- She is cutting out paper hearts for the decorations.
- The children cut out shapes from colored paper.
4. To automatically stop working, often used for engines or electrical devices.
- The engine cut out after just a few minutes.
- If the power cuts out again, we'll need to call an electrician.
5. To cease the supply or service to something or someone.
- They cut out the electricity due to unpaid bills.
- The water supply was cut out after the main pipe burst.
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