cut out
• remove or make something by separating it from something larger with a sharp implement.
• "she cut his photograph out of the paper"
• remove, exclude, or stop eating or doing something.
• "start today by cutting out fatty foods"
Similar:
give up,
refrain from,
abstain from,
go without,
stop drinking/eating,
quit,
leave off,
pack in,
lay off,
knock off,
• (of a motor or device) suddenly stop operating.
• "both the lifeboat's engines cut out at times as they hit the seabed"
Similar:
stop working,
cease to function,
stop,
fail,
give out,
break down,
malfunction,
die,
give up the ghost,
conk out,
go on the blink,
go kaput,
pack up,
• (of a person) leave quickly, especially so as to avoid a boring or awkward situation.
• "she was working her way towards the door and when no one was watching, she cut out"
cut-out
noun
• a shape cut out of board or another material.
• "a life-size cut-out"
• a hole cut in something for decoration or to allow the insertion of something else.
• "the mains output socket is fitted into a suitable cut-out on the rear panel"
• a device that automatically breaks an electric circuit for safety and either resets itself or can be reset.
• "there's a thermal cut-out to prevent overheating"
cut it out
• used to ask someone to stop doing or saying something that is annoying or offensive.
• "I'm sick of that joke; cut it out, can't you?"
