cut-out

Meaning

1. A hole or space produced when something is removed by cutting.
2. A piece cut out of something.
3. A piece cut out of something.
4. A piece cut out of something.
5. An item of clothing, such as a dress or shoe, designed with portions cut away.
6. A trusted middleman or intermediary, especially in espionage.
7. A piece of clip art.
8. Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip.
9. A switch that changes the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit.
10. (US) A railway cutting.
11. (US) The separation of a group of cattle from a herd; the place where they are collected.

Synonyms

break

breaker

chop

circuit breaker

cut off

cutout

de-energize

disconnect

disconnection

disjunction

fuse

fuse box

interrupt

off

open

opening

separation

sever

slicing

switching off

switch off

throw

throw-off

turn off

turn-off

current breaker

discoupling

rheotome

throw-out

trip-out

fusible cutout

shearing-off

key-off

discon

displacement of fault

fuse protector

Translations

Auslöser

Sicherung

Unterbrechung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌt.aʊt/

Etymology

Deverbal from cut out.