cut away

verb

To fail to show something; to stop before showing something; to leave a scene; to switch to a different scene quickly.

“The camera cut away before we could see the reveal.”

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Meanings

verbcut away (third-person singular simple present cuts away, present participle cutting away, simple past and past participle cut away)

present singular third person cuts away · participle present cutting away

  1. recorded mediaTo fail to show something; to stop before showing something; to leave a scene; to switch to a different scene quickly.

    The camera cut away before we could see the reveal.

    1 more example

    The movie cuts away too much and too quickly without letting scenes breathe.

  2. transitiveto cut out something; to remove all or portions of a damaged or diseased area by cutting

    One womb, one shame, one resolve Liberate this will to release us all Gotta cut away, clear away Snip away and sever this umbilical residue Keeping me from killing you

    2000, “Orestes”, performed by A Perfect Circle
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APA

cut away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20away

MLA

“cut away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20away.

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