Meaning of cut-out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A hole or space produced when something is removed by cutting.
2. A piece cut out of something.
3. A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), often displayed for promotional purposes; a standee.
4. A kind of cookie produced in a certain shape by use of a cookie cutter.
5. An item of clothing, such as a dress or shoe, designed with portions cut away.
6. A trusted middleman or intermediary, especially in espionage.
7. A piece of clip art.
8. Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip.
9. A switch that changes the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit.
10. A railway cutting.
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11. The separation of a group of cattle from a herd; the place where they are collected.
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Examples

“a dress with cut-out sides”

“Mr. John L[awrence] Gihon, a well-known photographer, knowing the difficulty which many have⟳ experienced in the making and use⟳ of the medallions, has made for the trade⟳ some very fine medallions and masks or cut-outs of different sizes.”

“A basic characteristic of compression-loaded square isotropic plates with large cut-outs, that is somewhat counter-intuitive at first glance⟳, is that under certain circumstances they exhibit higher buckling loads than corresponding plates without cut-outs.”

“When you pass⟳ the ball out along the line and deliberately skip⟳ the receiver next to you, it's called a cut-out pass⟳[…]. The pass⟳ travels right in front of the adjacent player, but instead of reaching out and taking the ball, he fakes grabbing it and lets it fly⟳ by to the next player in the line. The phrase two-man cut-out means that the ball-carrier has thrown the ball past the first two players next to him in the attacking line, sending it instead to the third man in the line.”

“Unless a boy is a very good carpenter, and has great patience and plenty of time at his command, I cannot advise⟳ him to attempt⟳ making a built model⟳,—at all events, not until he has formed several cut-outs first. One of these "cut-outs" will serve⟳ as a model⟳ or form⟳ from which he may frame his "built vessel," with such modifications as he may deem necessary.”

“When preparing an activity, simply copy⟳ the activity cards, cut⟳ them apart, and attach them to the cut-outs. If desired, laminate and cut⟳ out the assembled cut-outs for extra durability.”

“The sentry didn't answer⟳. Taking a closer look⟳ at him I realised he wasn't a real sentry but a cut-out sentry, guarding not a real but a cut-out border⟳.”

“The best of friends become⟳ the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue⟳ the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how "Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think⟳ he is a boozer."”

“Use⟳ a 1½-inch (4 cm) cutter to remove⟳ the center of twelve cookies; the cookie centers need⟳ the same baking time. Bake all the cookies (including the center cut-outs) for 12 minutes, or until the bottoms are light⟳ golden brown.”

“A cut-out, or intermediary, forms the link⟳ between two agents or between an agent and the outside world. He may know⟳ very little about the organization and just carry⟳ messages, or he may be a liaison officer who is able to answer⟳ questions and take⟳ decisions; but the important thing is that he should not undertake⟳ any other subversive activity. […] A cut-out should be able to contact⟳ inconspicuously each of the two agents between whom he is the link⟳.”

“In alias, I recruited a fellow who worked for a foreign Communist installation (I thought this was a nice touch⟳) to serve⟳ as our go-between, or cutout as it is called in the trade⟳, […]”

“The automatic magnetic cut⟳ out, opens the circuit between battery and generator when the generator is running slow or engine is stopped, also referred to as the "vibrator type⟳" of cut⟳ out.”

“The semiconductor also enhances regulation of the charging system, the older dynamo being controlled by two or three relay-like devices: 1. a cut-out that disconnects the dynamo from the battery when the generated voltage drops below that of the battery, as is the case when the engine is not running.”

“[T]he cut-out of a control⟳ interrupts or opens the electric circuit. The cut-in closes the electric circuit, and the differential is the difference between the cut-in and the cut-out points. […] As you can see⟳, the differential controls the pressure or temperature difference between the cut-in and cut-out settings.”

“When the stray men have⟳ worked the herd, it is drove off a ways and turned loose. The calves in the cut-out groups are then branded and turned loose with their mothers; the strays are thrown into the stray herd or day herd.”

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