Standard Lemma guide

cutaway

adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈkʌtəweɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH1 T AH0 W EY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having selected portions of the outside removed so as to give an impression of the interior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: illustration

Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A men's coat with the front cut back away from the waist, as worn on formal occasions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A diagram or model having outer layers removed so as to show the interior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A brief shot that temporarily takes the viewer away from the principal action, especially to show a reaction, illustration etc.; an instance of moving to such a shot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television

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5

noun

Meaning 5

An indentation in the upper bout of a guitar's body adjacent to the neck, allowing easier access to the upper frets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A guitar having a cutaway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Short for cutaway bog

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of

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8

noun

Meaning 8

a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: coat

9

noun

Meaning 9

a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cutaway drawing, cutaway model

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: representation

History

Etymology

Deverbal from cut away.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: en corte — 3D graphics
  • Finnish: saketti — coat
  • French: queue-de-pie — coat
  • German: Cutaway — coat
  • Hungarian: zsakett — coat
  • Spanish: chaqué — coat
  • Finnish: leikkauskuva — diagram or model
  • Italian: spaccato — diagram or model
  • Spanish: vista en corte — diagram or model
  • Swedish: genomskärning — diagram or model
  • Danish: fraklip — the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else
  • Danish: klip — the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else
  • French: plan de coupe — the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else
  • Italian: ritaglio — the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else
  • Spanish: plano recurso — the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else
  • Spanish: videoclip insertado — the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else
  • French: échancrure — indentation in a guitar's body, adjacent to the neck
  • Spanish: guitarra con corte — indentation in a guitar's body, adjacent to the neck
  • Irish: lagphortach — cutaway bog