āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to cut up
[phrase form: cut]
01
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻāϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
to slice something into smaller parts
Transitive: to cut up sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sculptor used a chisel to cut up the block of marble into a beautiful statue.
āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻŽā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻŦā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
02
āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause significant harm to someone or something
Transitive: to cut up sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The machine malfunctioned and started to cut up the documents before they could be properly reviewed.
āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ āϤā§āϰā§āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to significantly edit something such as a document, paper, etc.
Transitive: to cut up a document or passage
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The editor suggested cutting up the lengthy introduction to improve the pacing of the novel.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to divide something into clear and separate parts or categories
Transitive: to cut up sth into parts or categories
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The researcher had to cut up the data into distinct categories for a more detailed analysis.
āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĄā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05
āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āύāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž
to express strong disapproval in a harsh and critical way
Transitive: to cut up a person or their work
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The film was cut up by critics for its poor plot and lackluster performances.
āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŋāύā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāύāĻŋ
to choose a specific group of horses for a race
Transitive: to cut up sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
For the local derby, they will cut up the participating horses based on their recent performances.
āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĄāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϏā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āϞā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āĨ¤
07
āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to suddenly drive one's vehicle in front of another moving vehicle in a dangerous manner
Dialect
British
Transitive: to cut up a moving vehicle
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was startled when a motorcyclist suddenly cut up her car on the highway, narrowly avoiding an accident.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŽā§āĻāϰāϏāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāϞāĻ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāϰ⧠āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
08
āĻŽāϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻšāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž
to cause emotional distress
Transitive: to cut up sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His insensitive comments during the meeting cut up his colleagues, leaving them feeling hurt and offended.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āϏāĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻļā§āϞ āĻŽāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻāϰā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻ āĻ
āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
09
āϰāϏāĻŋāĻāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to playfully and energetically behave in a noisy and silly manner, particularly to make someone laugh
Dialect
American
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The comedian continued to cut up on stage, keeping the audience in stitches with his hilarious improvisation.
āĻāĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻŽāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞā§āύ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϏā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύ⧠āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāϰā§āĻļāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤
10
āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
(of a particular sports field) to get uneven or disturbed, usually because of frequent use or bad weather
Dialect
British
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The horse racing track cut up significantly during the rainy season, affecting the performance of the horses.
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