Word

cut up, v.
freq. cnt. 3

cut to pieces
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

carve cut up

sample sentences

"Father carved the ham"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the cape

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

carver

also see

carve up

semantic pointers

hyponym

shave fillet, filet

hypernym

cut

destroy or injure severely
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cut up mangle mutilate

sample sentences

"The madman mutilates art work"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mutilation mutilator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mangler

semantic pointers

hypernym

damage

significantly cut up a manuscript
<verb.change>

cut up hack

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They won't %s the story

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They won't %s the story

semantic pointers

hypernym

edit, redact

separate into isolated compartments or categories
<verb.change>

compartmentalise compartmentalize cut up

sample sentences

"You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

compartmental compartmentalization compartment compartment compartmentalization

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

compartmentalisation compartment compartment compartmentalisation

semantic pointers

hypernym

separate, divide, disunite, part