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7 PHRASAL VERB If an engine cuts out , it suddenly stops working. □ [V P ] The helicopter crash landed when one of its two engines cut out.

8 → see also cut out , cut-out

9to have your work cut out → see work

▸  cut up

1 PHRASAL VERB If you cut something up , you cut it into several pieces. □ [V P n] He sits in his apartment cutting up magazines. □ [V n P ] Halve the tomatoes, then cut them up coarsely.

2 → see also cut up

3 PHRASAL VERB If one driver cuts another driver up , the first driver goes too close in front of the second one, for example after passing them. □ [V n P ] They were crossing from lane to lane, cutting everyone up. SYNONYMS cut VERB

1

carve:Andrew began to carve the chicken.

slice:Helen sliced the cake.

hack:Matthew desperately hacked through the leather.

chop:Visitors were set to work chopping wood.

pierce:Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.

3

clip:I saw an old man out clipping his hedge.

mow:He continued to mow the lawn and do other routine chores.

trim:My friend trims my hair every eight weeks.

prune:You have to prune a bush if you want fruit.

8

reduce:Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.

lower:The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent.

decrease:Gradually decrease the amount of vitamin C you are taking.

diminish:Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources.

slash:Everyone agrees that subsidies have to be slashed.

cu t and drie d → see cut

cut|away /kʌ təwe I / (cutaways ) also cut-away

1 N‑COUNT In a film or video, a cutaway or a cutaway shot is a picture that shows something different from the main thing that is being shown. □  I asked the cameraman to give me some cutaways for the interviews.

2 N‑COUNT A cutaway or a cutaway coat or jacket is one which is cut diagonally from the front to the back, so that the back is longer. [AM ] in BRIT, use tailcoat 3 ADJ [ADJ n] A cutaway picture shows what something such as a machine looks like inside.

cut|back /kʌ tbæk/ (cutbacks ) also cut-back N‑COUNT A cutback is a reduction that is made in something. □ [+ in ] London Underground said it may have to axe 500 signalling jobs because of government cutbacks in its investment.

cute /kjuː t/ (cuter , cutest )

1 ADJ Something or someone that is cute is very pretty or attractive, or is intended to appear pretty or attractive. [INFORMAL ] □  Oh, look at that dog! He's so cute. □  …a cute little baby.

2 ADJ If you describe someone as cute , you think they are sexually attractive. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ] □  There was this girl, and I thought she was really cute.

3 ADJ If you describe someone as cute , you mean that they deal with things cleverly. [AM ] □  That's a cute trick.

cute|sy /kjuː tsi/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone or something as cutesy , you dislike them because you think they are unpleasantly pretty and sentimental. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  …cutesy paintings of owls.

cu t gla ss also cut-glass N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Cut glass is glass that has patterns cut into its surface. □  …a cut-glass bowl.

cu|ti|cle /kjuː t I k ^ə l/ (cuticles ) N‑COUNT Your cuticles are the skin at the base of each of your fingernails.

cut|lass /kʌ tləs/ (cutlasses ) N‑COUNT A cutlass is a short sword that used to be used by sailors.

cut|lery /kʌ tləri/