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cutout
[kuht-out]
noun
something cut out from something else, as a pattern or figure cut out or intended to be cut out of paper, cardboard, or other material.
a valve in the exhaust pipe of an internal-combustion engine, which when open permits the engine to exhaust directly into the air ahead of the muffler.
an act or instance of cutting out.
Slang.a trusted intermediary between two espionage agents or agencies.
Electricity.a device for the manual or automatic interruption of electric current.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cutout1
Example Sentences
I had boyfriends and friends with benefits and cutouts of my idols: Victoria’s Secret models like Adriana Lima taped to the walls of my childhood bedroom.
Even from his prison cell in The Hague, former President Duterte ran for mayor of Davao, and won easily, even though all voters got to see of him was a life-size cardboard cutout.
It’s the only place where Stitch, Tom Cruise and Toothless the dragon all face off in a cardboard cutout standoff.
Inside, delegates posed with giant cutouts of Trump, wore glittery gold-sequined jackets emblazoned with “Trump the Golden Era” and snapped up “MAGA” rhinestone jewelry.
Did Ross still shoot a version with the Belafonte cutout, just in case the King estate changed its mind?
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When To Use
A cutout is something that is cut from something else, such as an image of a celebrity printed on a large sheet of cardboard with all the unprinted cardboard cut away.To cut out is to shape or form by cutting. The result is a cutout, as in When Darby made the wooden dollhouse, he made sure to include square cutouts in the walls to represent windows.In electrical engineering, a cutout is a device that interrupts the electrical current to a device, such as a lamp.Example: There was a cutout of the celebrity outside the theater on opening weekend.
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