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Antonyms for cut away


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuht-uh-wey
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌt əˌweɪ



Definition of cut away

  • As in chip : verb knock a piece out of
  • As in amputate : verb remove a limb
Example sentences :
  • Branches will soon be sent out after the top of the main stem has been cut away.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • The creatoid material of his suit was cut away as with a knife.
  • Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
  • Cut away, carpenter, and get us rid of all this thumping as soon as possible.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • In narrow lodes, some of the wall-rock must be cut away to get room for the workmen.
  • Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell
  • The interior of the church has been much pulled about and cut away.
  • Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
  • No use; I'll have to cut away the wreck, or we'll be on our beam ends!
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • I had divested myself of my monk's habit, and cut away the cowl from Madonna's.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Now, he cut away a quill to a point and split it up a little way.
  • Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison
  • Dave cut away the gag first of all, picking out all he could of the gag.
  • Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys of Gridley » by H. Irving Hancock
  • The lower margin may be cut away, at an angle on each side of the gain.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

Synonyms for cut away

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