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CUT AWAY
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove by cutting off or away
Example:
cut away the branch that sticks out
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "cut away" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cut away"):
undercut (cut away the underpart of)
undercut (cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Move quickly to another scene or focus when filming
Example:
'cut away now!' the director shouted
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "cut away" is one way to...):
cut (make an abrupt change of image or sound)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
