26984 words

cutaway

10 definitions • 16 examples
1
an occasion when a piece of film or an image showing a different subject or person is shown during a film, television programme, etc.:

Examples:

cutaway to There are occasional cutaways to the interviewer smiling or nodding.
The film has a documentary look, with unsteady camera shots and quick cutaways.
2
a picture of something with some outer parts not included so that you can see the inside:

Examples:

The sketch shows a cutaway of a Georgian house.
To explain how the mechanism works, we really need a cutaway.
3
part of a picture or piece of material that has been cut away to form a hole:

Examples:

The report is in a card folder with a cutaway so you can see the title page.
4
a guitar that is designed with a space at the top of its body on one side of the neck (= long narrow part), or the space itself:

Examples:

She usually plays an electro-acoustic cutaway.
Guitars without a cutaway tend to have a fuller sound.
5
a coat or jacket that is short at the front and long at the back, usually worn for formal occasions:

Examples:

I love the velvet blazers and cutaways.
The groom wore a cutaway with a bright red pocket handkerchief.
6
(of an image or short piece of film) shown during a film, television programme, etc. and having a different subject to the main subject:

Examples:

cutaway shot There will be no cutaway shots of a candidate while his or her opponent is speaking.
7
(of a picture or model) with some outer parts not included so that you can see the inside:

Examples:

cutaway diagram The cutaway diagram shows the virus with its protein spikes on the outer layer, an intermediate layer and the inner layer containing RNA.
There was a cutaway picture showing the inside of the reactor.
8
(of a coat or jacket) short at the front and long at the back, and usually worn for formal occasions :

Examples:

cutaway coat He wears a formal black cutaway coat and trousers.
9
a piece of clothing designed with parts cut out of it so that it has holes or is shorter than you would expect:

Examples:

cutaway swimsuit One popular version of the cutaway swimsuit is the one-strap.
I like the black velvet dress with cutaway shoulders.
10
A cutaway guitar is designed with a space at the top of its body on one side of the neck (= long narrow part):

Examples:

cutaway guitar There are advantages and disadvantages to a cutaway guitar.

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