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Noun: cutaway  'kú-tu,wey
  1. A representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts
    "The engineering textbook included a cutaway drawing of the engine to show its internal components";
    - cutaway drawing, cutaway model
     
  2. A man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees
    "He wore a formal cutaway to the wedding"
Verb: cut away  kút u'wey
  1. Remove by cutting off or away
    "cut away the branch that sticks out"
     
  2. Move quickly to another scene or focus when filming
    "The director cut away to the reaction shot"

Derived forms: cuts away, cut away, cutaways, cutting away

See also: cut

Type of: coat, cut, representation

Encyclopedia: Cutaway