cut out
Remove by scissors
Cut out means to remove by cutting, whether literally with scissors or figuratively by elimination: She cut out the article from the newspaper, Cut out the sugar from your diet.
To be cut out for something is to be naturally suited to it: He's not cut out for sales.
If an engine or device cuts out, it suddenly stops working.
Cut it out is a command to stop doing something annoying: Cut it out, you two!
A cutout is a shape removed from a larger piece, or a person serving as an intermediary to conceal the identity of others.
Remove by cutting
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- removeTake something away
- deleteRemove or erase
- omitLeave something out
expunge · eliminate · clip · snip · trim · carve · slice · sever
Filled-in outline shape
- outlineSummary of key elements
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- stencilCutout pattern for painting
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
contour · profile · figure · paper doll · jigsaw · appliqué · decoupage · papercutting
Cease doing something
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- discontinueTo stop doing
- stopCease all motion
- give upStop attempting something
abstain · refrain · kick · break · end · drop · abandon · swear off
Conveyed or purposed
- madeProduced or constructed
- suitedProperly matched or fitted
- fitProper or healthy
- builtConstructed or assembled
designed · born · destined · tailor-made · ideal · perfect · qualified · equipped
excise
Remove by cutting
omit · expunge · eliminate · clip · snip · trim · carve · slice · sever · edit
silhouette
Filled-in outline shape
- outlineSummary of key elements
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- stencilCutout pattern for painting
pattern · contour · profile · figure · paper doll · jigsaw · appliqué · decoupage · papercutting · scrapbooking
quit
Cease doing something
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- discontinueTo stop doing
- stopCease all motion
give up · abstain · refrain · kick · break · end · drop · abandon · swear off · lay off
meant
Conveyed or purposed
built · designed · born · destined · tailor-made · ideal · perfect · qualified · equipped · prepared
exclude
Bar from participation
bar · block · sideline · bypass · skip over · pass over · snub · ostracize · blacklist · disqualify
stall
Enclosed compartment or delay
sputter · break down · shut off · misfire · overheat · seize up · power off · crash · glitch
- deletiondelete, erase, erasure, strikethrough, x
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
- removedremoved, eliminated, deleted, erased, extracted
- exclusionexclude, excluded, banned, bans, eliminate
- malfunctionsbroken, defective, glitch, faulty, error