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cutout

/ˌkʌdˈaʊt/
/ˈkʌtaʊt/
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Other forms: cutouts

Definitions of cutout
  1. noun
    a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out
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    type of:
    part, portion
    something less than the whole of a human artifact
  2. noun
    a photograph from which the background has been cut away
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    types:
    standee
    a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity)
    type of:
    photographic print, print
    a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
  3. noun
    a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload
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    type 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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