| VERB | motion | cut away | move quickly to another scene or focus when filming |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | cut away | remove by cutting off or away |
| Meaning | Move quickly to another scene or focus when filming. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "'cut away now!' the director shouted" | |
| Broader | cut | make an abrupt change of image or sound |
| Spanish | cortar | |
| Meaning | Remove by cutting off or away. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "cut away the branch that sticks out" | |
| Narrower | undercut | cut away the underpart of |
| undercut | cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| See also | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
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