cut out
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To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop/cease (doing something).
“He had to cut out smoking in order to be prepared for the marathon”
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To remove, omit.
“If we cut out the middle-man, we will both have better profits.”
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To oust, to replace.
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To separate from a herd.
“The cowboy cut out the unbranded heifers.”
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To stop working, to switch off; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to be inaudible, be disconnected.
“Can you say that again? You keep cutting out.”
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To leave suddenly.
“He must have cut out of the party.”
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(usually in passive) To arrange or prepare.
“He has his work cut out for him.”
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To intercept.
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To take a ship out of a harbor etc. by getting between her and the shore.
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Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
“I'm not really cut out for camping outdoors. I'm allergic to mosquito bites.”
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