cuts out
Ceases to function
Cuts out has several distinct uses.
An engine or device that cuts out suddenly stops working: The motor cuts out whenever I accelerate.
To cut out a behavior is to stop doing it: Cut it out!
To cut out something is to remove it by cutting: She cut out the article and saved it.
If you're not cut out for something, you lack the aptitude: He wasn't cut out for sales.
To cut out early is to leave before expected.
Stops being alive
- quitsVoluntarily stops or departs
- stallsDelays or compartments
- breaks downStops functioning properly
- malfunctionsFailures to operate correctly
trips · blows · overloads · faults · crashes · shuts down · power failure · outage
Leaves something out
- removesTakes something out
- deletesRemoves stored information
- skipsOmits or hops lightly
- eliminatesRemoves from consideration
excises · redacts · drops · trims · snips · prunes · expunges · censors
Cuts into solid material
- tracesSlight remaining amounts
- outlinesExternal boundaries or summaries
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- stencilsCutout tracing guides
templates · silhouettes · paper dolls · snowflakes · crafts · fretwork · cutouts · jigsaw
Tree's photosynthetic organs
- exitsDeparture points
- escapesActs of fleeing
- fleesDeparts to escape danger
- boltsThreaded metal fasteners
splits · takes off · bails · abandons · withdraws · retreats · disappears · vanishes
Cuts completely through
- detachesRemoves from connection
- separatesDivides into portions
- isolatesKeeps separate from others
- unplugsWithdraws from socket
disengages · breaks off · shuts off · terminates · interrupts · halts · stops · ceases
dies
Stops being alive
- quitsVoluntarily stops or departs
- stallsDelays or compartments
- breaks downStops functioning properly
malfunctions · trips · blows · overloads · faults · crashes · shuts down · power failure · outage · engine failure
omits
Leaves something out
eliminates · excises · redacts · drops · trims · snips · prunes · expunges · censors · strikes
carves
Cuts into solid material
- tracesSlight remaining amounts
- outlinesExternal boundaries or summaries
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
stencils · templates · silhouettes · paper dolls · snowflakes · crafts · fretwork · cutouts · jigsaw · appliqué
leaves
Tree's photosynthetic organs
bolts · splits · takes off · bails · abandons · withdraws · retreats · disappears · vanishes · absconds
severs
Cuts completely through
unplugs · disengages · breaks off · shuts off · terminates · interrupts · halts · stops · ceases · ends
cuts outkicks in
Becomes active or effective
turns on · starts up · comes on · fires up · switches on
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