CUT AWAY Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the phrase cut away. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CUT AWAY
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amputate | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove surgically | ||||||||
crop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the yield from plants in a single growing season • a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale • a collection of people or things appearing together • the output of something in a season • the stock or handle of a whip • a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food verb • cut short • prepare for crops • yield crops • let feed in a field or pasture or meadow • feed as in a meadow or pasture • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | ||||||||
detach | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to become detached or separated; take off • separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment • come to be detached | ||||||||
dissect | verbv | |||||||
verb • cut open or cut apart • make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features | ||||||||
eliminate | verbv | |||||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||||
excise | verbv | |||||||
noun • a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) verb • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line • levy an excise tax on • remove by cutting | ||||||||
extract | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) • a passage selected from a larger work verb • remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense • get despite difficulties or obstacles • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) • extract by the process of distillation • separate (a metal) from an ore • obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action • take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy • calculate the root of a number | ||||||||
prune | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • dried plum verb • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | ||||||||
remove | verbv | |||||||
noun • degree of figurative distance or separation verb • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • remove from a position or an office • dispose of • cause to leave • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • stay away or leave • kill intentionally and with premeditation • get rid of something abstract | ||||||||
separate | verbv | |||||||
adjective • independent; not united or joint noun • a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication • a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments adjective satellite • standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything • separated according to race, sex, class, or religion • have the connection undone; having become separate verb • act as a barrier between; stand between • force, take, or pull apart • mark as different • separate into parts or portions • divide into components or constituents • arrange or order by classes or categories • make a division or separation • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • go one's own way; move apart • become separated into pieces or fragments • treat differently on the basis of sex or race • move or break apart • divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | ||||||||
sever | verbv | |||||||
verb • set or keep apart • cut off from a whole | ||||||||
trim | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a state of arrangement or appearance • a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment • attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation • cutting down to the desired size or shape adjective satellite • thin and fit • characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder • neat and smart in appearance • severely simple in line or design verb • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size • decorate, as with ornaments • cut down on; make a reduction in • balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces • be in equilibrium during a flight • decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of • cut closely • adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used | ||||||||
take off | verbv | |||||||
verb • depart for someplace • take away • depart from the ground • take time off from work; stop working temporarily • mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner • remove clothes or shoes • get started or set in motion, used figuratively • prove fatal • make a subtraction |