Definition of "cutout" [cutout]

• Something cut out or intended to be cut out from something else. (noun)
• Electricity A device that interrupts, bypasses, or disconnects a circuit or circuit element. (noun)
• A recording that is no longer current and whose remaining stock is sold at a discounted price. (noun)
• Slang A mutually trusted intermediary who handles communications between espionage agents. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "They found that when the cutout is around male mice stop licking their wound from a painful injection."
• "Two veggie dumplings, some grilled asparagus with soy sauce (decorated with the heart cutout from the omelette), carrot sticks, a cherry tomato, a sprig of red currants and two candies in the small compartment."
• "(A cardboard cutout is shown depicting the two men sitting together at a diner.)"