cutting out

A form of cut out — Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, out. To sever from something larger, with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cut out

    With the cutting out of the previous recovery times for electrification work, curtailment of station times and acceleration, considerable reductions have been made in the overall schedules.

    1961 January, “The North-East London electrification of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 18

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsurgical removal of a body part or tissue

Similar
ablationextirpationexcision
Broader
operationsurgerysurgical operation
Also see
ablationexcisionextirpation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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