cut up
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English
Definitions
verb
- To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.“With a little practice, you can cut up a whole chicken yourself for frying.”
- To lacerate; to wound by multiple lacerations; to injure or damage by cutting, or as if by cutting.“The attackers cut him up pretty bad.”
- To distress mentally or emotionally.
- To severely criticize or censure; to subject to hostile criticism.“The reviewer cut up the book mercilessly.”
adjective
- Having been cut into smaller pieces.“Put the cut up vegetables in the pot.”
- Wounded with multiple lacerations.“He is cut up pretty bad.”
- Emotionally upset; mentally distressed.“She was seriously cut up over her dog disappearing.”
- Muscular and lean.“I go to the gym to get stronger and cut up.”