cut-out

== English == === Etymology === Deverbal from cut out. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌt.aʊt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌt.aʊt/, /ˈkʌɾ-/ Rhymes: -ʌtaʊt Hyphenation: cut‧out === Noun === cut-out (plural cut-outs) A hole or space produced when something is removed by cutting. A piece cut out of something. A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), often displayed for promotional purposes; a standee. A kind of cookie produced in a certain shape by use of a cookie cutter. An item of clothing, such as a dress or shoe, designed with portions cut away. A trusted middleman or intermediary, especially in espionage. (computing) A piece of clip art. (electronics) Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip. (telegraphy) A switch that changes the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit. (US) A railway cutting. (US, agriculture) The separation of a group of cattle from a herd; the place where they are collected. ==== Alternative forms ==== cutout ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cutaway cut out ==== Translations ==== === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “cut-out”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Further reading === cut-out on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === outcut