I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷
Etymology: from past participle of cut away, v.
1. : having parts cut away : made or styled quite trim or scant as if to suggest that some materials have been cut off or away
a dress with cutaway shoulders
2. : having a cutting action
a cutaway harrow
3. : illustrating or conforming to a style of pictorial presentation in which an outer surface or cover is not fully shown and in which inner details are made apparent
a cutaway picture of the street showing the subway below
II. noun
( -s )
1. also cutaway coat : a coat with skirts cut on a tapering line from the front waistline to form tails at the back — compare tailcoat
2. : a disc harrow with notched discs
3.
a. : a cutaway picture or representation
b. : a shot that interrupts the main action of a film or television program to take up a related subject or to depict action supposed to be going on at the same time as the main action
4. : a back dive in which the head is lowered toward the board after the takeoff — compare backward dive , gainer