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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cut away en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:recorded media) To fail to show something; to stop before showing something; to leave a scene; to switch to a different scene quickly.
    • The camera cut away before we could see the reveal.
    • The movie cuts away too much and too quickly without letting scenes breathe.
  2. (transitive) to cut out something; to remove all or portions of a damaged or diseased area by cutting
    • One womb, one shame, one resolve Liberate this will to release us all Gotta cut away, clear away Snip away and sever this umbilical residue Keeping me from killing you 2000, “Orestes”, performed by A Perfect Circle:

Forms

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cut away Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cut away Tense=Past lexicographic
cuts away Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cutting away Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic