cut up
cut
kƌt
kat
up
ƌp
ap
/kˈʌt ˈʌp/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "cut up"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to slice something into smaller parts
Transitive: to cut up sth
to cut up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sculptor used a chisel to cut up the block of marble into a beautiful statue.
āĻ­āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āĻŽā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇āϞ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϟāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧇āύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause significant harm to someone or something
Transitive: to cut up sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The machine malfunctioned and started to cut up the documents before they could be properly reviewed.
āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻĨāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇āχ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to significantly edit something such as a document, paper, etc.
Transitive: to cut up a document or passage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The editor suggested cutting up the lengthy introduction to improve the pacing of the novel.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to divide something into clear and separate parts or categories
Transitive: to cut up sth into parts or categories
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The researcher had to cut up the data into distinct categories for a more detailed analysis.
āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻ•āϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ⧇āώāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄā§‡āϟāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϗ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§ŒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to express strong disapproval in a harsh and critical way
Transitive: to cut up a person or their work
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The film was cut up by critics for its poor plot and lackluster performances.
āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§āϞāϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ›āĻžāρāĻ•āύāĻŋ

to choose a specific group of horses for a race
Transitive: to cut up sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
For the local derby, they will cut up the participating horses based on their recent performances.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
07

āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to suddenly drive one's vehicle in front of another moving vehicle in a dangerous manner
Dialectbritish flagBritish
cut offamerican flagAmerican
Transitive: to cut up a moving vehicle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was startled when a motorcyclist suddenly cut up her car on the highway, narrowly avoiding an accident.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽā§‹āϟāϰāϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞ āϚāĻžāϞāĻ• āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϘāϟāύāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ•āĻŽ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
08

āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻšāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ›āĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to cause emotional distress
Transitive: to cut up sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His insensitive comments during the meeting cut up his colleagues, leaving them feeling hurt and offended.
āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϏāĻ‚āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻļā§€āϞ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ“ āĻ…āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
09

āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāϜāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to playfully and energetically behave in a noisy and silly manner, particularly to make someone laugh
Dialectamerican flagAmerican
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The comedian continued to cut up on stage, keeping the audience in stitches with his hilarious improvisation.
āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻŽāĻžā§āĻšā§‡ āĻŽāϜāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧀ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
10

āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˜ā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a particular sports field) to get uneven or disturbed, usually because of frequent use or bad weather
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The horse racing track cut up significantly during the rainy season, affecting the performance of the horses.
āĻŦāĻ°ā§āώāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ