He cut at the chair leg carefully, trying not to remove too much.
•Dad cut away at the turkey and asked us what part we wanted.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cut away — verb 1. move quickly to another scene or focus when filming (Freq. 1) cut away now! the director shouted • Hypernyms: ↑cut • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP 2. remove by cutting off or away … Useful english dictionary
cut away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cut away : present tense I/you/we/they cut away he/she/it cuts away present participle cutting away past tense cut away past participle cut away to remove the parts of something that you do not want by cutting … English dictionary
Cut-away — For other uses, see Cutaway (disambiguation). Cut away is a skydiving term referring to disconnecting the main parachute from the harness container in case of a malfunction in preparation for opening the reserve parachute. The 3 ring release… … Wikipedia
cut away — v. cut off (e.g., I asked my son to cut away the branches that stick out on the tree ); move fast to another scene or focus on something else when filming (e.g., While filming the war scene, the director shouted cut away now! when the soldier was … English contemporary dictionary
cut away — v. (D; tr.) to cut away from * * * (D; tr.) to cut away from … Combinatory dictionary
cut·away — /ˈkʌtəˌweı/ adj : having the top or outside removed so the inside parts can be seen The diagram shows a cutaway view of an engine. see also cut away at ↑cut, 1 cutaway noun, pl aways [count] … Useful english dictionary
cut-away — see cutaway … English dictionary
Cut Away — VP A filming technique where the camera shoots something other than the central subject of the video … Audio and video glossary
cut-away — … Useful english dictionary
cut something away (from something) — ˌcut sthaˈway (from sth) derived to remove sth from sth by cutting • They cut away all the dead branches from the tree. Main entry: ↑cutderived … Useful english dictionary
cut — index bowdlerize, break (fracture), censor, commute, curtail, decrease (noun), decrease (verb), decrem … Law dictionary
