CUTOUT

Cut-out

In the recording industry, a cut-out refers to a deeply discounted or remaindered copy of an LP, 45 RPM single, cassette tape, Compact Disc, or other item.

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cut out

Verb

Cut out the letters and paste them on the poster.
  1. 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
    His diet consisted of cutting out white potatoes.
    She kept clicking her heels. He told her to cut it out.
  2. To remove, omit.
    If we cut out the middle-man, we will both have better profits.
  3. To oust, to replace.
  4. To separate from a herd.
    The cowboy cut out the unbranded heifers.
  5. To stop working, to switch off; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to be inaudible, be disconnected.
    It was around then that the engine suddenly cut out.
    Can you say that again? You keep cutting out.
  6. To leave suddenly.
    He must have cut out of the party.
  7. To arrange.
    He has his work cut out for him.
  8. To intercept

Adjective

  1. 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.
    We've got our work cut out for us.


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cutout

Noun

  1. Something that has been cut out from something else
  2. Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current
  3. An intermediary who communicates between members of a clandestine organization
  4. A free-standing, rigid print (usu. life-sized), often used for promotional purposes
  5. Clip art


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