cut away

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Verb	1.	cut away - move quickly to another scene or focus when filming; "`cut away now!' the director shouted" cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"
	2.	cut away - remove by cutting off or away; "cut away the branch that sticks out" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" undercut - cut away the underpart of; "undercut a vein of ore" undercut - cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief

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The blacksmith took my feet in his hand, one after the other, and cut away some of the hoof.

Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context

When this work was accomplished, the miners resumed their picks and cut away the rock from underneath the wheel itself, taking care to support it as they advanced upon blocks of great thickness.

From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context

He looked like a man cut away from the stake, when the fire has overrunningly wasted all the limbs without consuming them, or taking away one particle from their compacted aged robustness.

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