cut-out
/ˈkʌt aʊt/noun
उच्चारण कट आउट
कटआउट, काटकर बनाई गई आकृति
Core word
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a shape cut out of paper, wood or other material
कटआउट, काटकर बनाई गई आकृति
- a life-size cardboard cut-out of the film star
- The children made paper cut-outs of animals.
- The shop window displayed a cut-out of a smiling cricketer.
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- She stuck paper cut-outs of flowers on the wall.
- The poster has a cardboard cut-out that stands on the table.
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a safety device that stops an electric current or a machine working when there is a problem
स्वचालित बंद करने वाला उपकरण, कट-आउट
- The motor has an automatic cut-out to prevent overheating.
- The circuit has a cut-out that stops the current if the wire gets hot.
- The cut-out switched off the heater when it became too hot.
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- An electrician fitted a new cut-out in the fuse box.
- If the engine overheats, a cut-out stops it automatically.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a cut-out (shape)
A cut-out is a shape cut from paper, card or wood, such as a cardboard figure.
Cut-out काग़ज़, गत्ते या लकड़ी से काटी गई आकृति है, जैसे गत्ते की मूर्ति।
- The children made paper cut-outs of animals.
- A cut-out of the cricketer stood outside the shop.
a cut-out (device)
A cut-out is a safety switch that stops a machine or current when something goes wrong.
Cut-out एक सुरक्षा स्विच है जो कुछ गड़बड़ होने पर मशीन या विद्युत प्रवाह को रोक देता है।
- The cut-out switched off the iron when it overheated.
- The pump has a thermal cut-out.
cut-out (adjective)
As an adjective, cut-out describes something with a part cut away, such as a cut-out blouse.
Adjective के रूप में 'cut-out' उस वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जिसमें कोई हिस्सा काटकर हटाया गया हो, जैसे cut-out blouse।
- She wore a dress with cut-out sleeves.
cut out (phrasal verb)
Cut out as two words means to remove by cutting or to stop doing something; it is not hyphenated.
दो शब्दों में 'cut out' का अर्थ काटकर निकालना या कुछ करना बंद करना है; इसमें hyphen नहीं लगता।
- Cut out the picture from the magazine.
- The doctor told him to cut out sugar.
cut-out vs cutout
Both spellings are seen, but the hyphenated cut-out is standard in British English dictionaries and school writing.
दोनों वर्तनियाँ दिखती हैं, पर British English के शब्दकोशों और स्कूली लेखन में hyphen वाला 'cut-out' मानक है।
- The cut-out of the cricketer was kept near the gate.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cut-out
cardboardpaperlife-sizewoodencolourful
- A life-size cardboard cut-out greeted the visitors.
verb + cut-out
makedrawstickdisplaypaint
- The students stuck paper cut-outs on the classroom wall.
cut-out + noun
switchdesignsleevesfigureshape
- The fuse box has a cut-out switch.
cut-out of + noun
of animalsof starsof a film starof the map
- She made cut-outs of stars for the festival.
cut-out + for school work
cut-out letterscut-out numberscut-out shapescut-out pictures
- The nursery teacher used cut-out letters on the board.
“More examples 6
- The class made cut-outs of birds for the science fair.
कक्षा ने विज्ञान मेले के लिए पक्षियों के cut-outs बनाए।
- The electric cut-out saved the machine from damage.
विद्युत cut-out ने मशीन को क्षति से बचा लिया।
- The photographer used a cut-out of the Taj Mahal as a background.
फ़ोटोग्राफ़र ने पृष्ठभूमि के रूप में ताजमहल के cut-out का प्रयोग किया।
- Radhika wore a kurta with cut-out shoulders.
राधिका ने कंधों पर cut-out वाला कुर्ता पहना।
- The big cut-outs of film stars stood outside the theatre.
फ़िल्मी सितारों के बड़े cut-outs सिनेमाघर के बाहर खड़े थे।
- The kitchen mixer has a cut-out that stops it when the lid is open.
रसोई के मिक्सर में एक cut-out है जो ढक्कन खुला होने पर उसे रोक देता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She made a cut-outs of the moon.
✓ She made cut-outs of the moon.
The article a cannot go with the plural cut-outs.
Plural 'cut-outs' के साथ article 'a' नहीं आ सकता।
✗ Please cut-out the picture from the page.
✓ Please cut out the picture from the page.
The verb is the two-word phrasal verb cut out; the hyphen is for the noun.
क्रिया दो शब्दों वाली phrasal verb 'cut out' है; hyphen noun के लिए है।
§Grammar and usage
The noun is written cut-out, but the phrasal verb is two separate words, as in 'cut out the picture'.
Noun cut-out लिखा जाता है, पर phrasal verb दो अलग शब्दों में लिखा जाता है, जैसे 'cut out the picture'।