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CUTOUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cutout" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Derivation:
cut out (delete or remove)
cut out (form and create by cutting out)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A photograph from which the background has been cut away
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cutout" is a kind of...):
photographic print; print (a printed picture produced from a photographic negative)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cutout"):
standee (a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cutout" is a kind of...):
electric switch; electrical switch; switch (control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit)
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