I.
transitive verb
1. : to cut so as to remove : remove by cutting
a surgeon cutting out diseased tissue
2. : to form by erosion : excavate , carve
valleys cut out by swift rivers
3. : to form or shape by cutting
a dressmaker cutting out a garment
4.
a. : plan , project
tasks cut out for the week
b. : to form or assign through necessity
have one's work cut out for one
5. : to take the place of (as a rival) : supplant , eliminate
cutting out her other boyfriends
6. : debar , exclude
7.
a. : remove , omit
cutting out the needless explanation in the speech
b.
(1) : eliminate
wasteful expenditure that must be cut out
(2) : to stop or desist from
the children were told to cut out the noise
8. : to capture (a ship) by cutting off possible defenses or means of escape
cutting out a sloop of war from the enemy fleet
9. : deprive , defraud
cutting him out of his share
10.
a. : to separate (an animal) from a herd
b. : to thin out
cutting out carrot seedlings
11. : disconnect : detach and separate : remove from a series or circuit
cut out a car from a train
: make inoperative
cut out the number 3 motor
intransitive verb
1. : to clear out : depart in haste
the rest of the gang cut out for safety
2. : to withdraw from a card game as a result of another player's cutting in : cut too low to be one of a card-playing group
3. : to cease operating or operating effectively
one of the airplane's engines cut out
4. : to swerve out of a traffic line
II. adjective
Etymology: from past participle of cut (I) out
: naturally fitted : endowed with suitable characteristics
not cut out to be a lawyer
cut out for stage work