[kuht-out] 
| 1. | something cut out from something else, as a pattern or figure cut out or intended to be cut out of paper, cardboard, or other material. |
| 2. | a valve in the exhaust pipe of an internal-combustion engine, which when open permits the engine to exhaust directly into the air ahead of the muffler. |
| 3. | an act or instance of cutting out. |
| 4. | Slang. a trusted intermediary between two espionage agents or agencies. |
| 5. | Electricity. a device for the manual or automatic interruption of electric current. |
| cut·out (kŭt'out') n.
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