Definition of "cut out" in İngilizce

Verb

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut,‎ out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever.

   • Cut out the letters and paste them on the poster.

2. To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something).

   • He had to cut out smoking in order to be prepared for the marathon.
   • She kept clicking her heels. He told her to cut it out.

3. To remove; to omit.

   • If we cut out the middle-man, we will both have better profits.

4. To oust; to replace.

5. To separate (an animal) from the herd.

6. To stop working, to switch off; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to be inaudible, be disconnected.

   • It was around then that the engine suddenly cut out.
   • Can you say that again? You keep cutting out.

7. To leave suddenly.

   • He must have cut out of the party.

8. To arrange or prepare.

   • He has his work cut out for him.

9. To intercept.

10. To take a ship out of a harbor etc. by getting between her and the shore.

11. To serve time in prison as an alternative to paying fines.

Adjective

1. Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.

   • I'm not really cut out for camping outdoors. I'm allergic to mosquito bites.
   • We've got our work cut out for us.
   • Do you think he is cut out for the role of manager?