Meanings
How to pronounce "cut up":
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To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.
Example: "With a little practice, you can cut up a whole chicken yourself for frying."
To lacerate; to wound by multiple lacerations; to injure or damage by cutting, or as if by cutting.
Example: "The attackers cut him up pretty bad."
To distress mentally or emotionally.
To severely criticize or censure; to subject to hostile criticism.
Example: "The reviewer cut up the book mercilessly."
To behave like a clown or jokester (a cut-up); to misbehave; to act in a playful, comical, boisterous, or unruly manner to elicit laughter, attention, etc.
Example: "We need to talk about Johnny's tendency to cut up in class."
Example Sentences
1
He cut up the steak into bite-sized pieces.
2
The chef cut up the vegetables for the stir-fry.
3
She cut up the credit card to avoid overspending.
4
I need to cut up this fabric to make the pattern pieces.
5
The clown cut up some colorful balloons at the birthday party.
