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cut sth out

(REMOVE) phrasal verb with cut
 
 
/kʌt/ verb (present tense cutting, past tense and past participle cut)

Definition

C1 to remove something or form a shape by cutting, usually from paper or cloth: She cut out his picture from the magazine.Cutting and stabbing
(Definition of cut sth out (REMOVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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