cut up

1. 1.

   cut to pieces

   “Father carved the ham”

   Synonymscarve

   Broadercut

   Narrowershavefillet
2. 2.

   destroy or injure severely

   “The madman mutilates art work”

   Synonymsmutilatemangle

   Broaderdamage
3. 3.

   separate into isolated compartments or categories

   “You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!”

   Synonymscompartmentalizecompartmentalise

   Broaderseparate
4. 4.

   significantly cut up a manuscript

   Synonymshack

   Broaderedit

1. 1.

   cut into pieces

   Similarcut

Questions about cut up

What does cut up mean?

cut up means "cut to pieces". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for cut up?

Close synonyms include carve, mutilate, mangle, compartmentalize, compartmentalise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cut up a common word?

cut up is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.