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cut out vs erase

erase vs cut out

cut out is an adjective but erase is not an adjective.

cut out and erase both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cut out No Yes Yes No
erase No No Yes No
As verbs, erase is a hypernym of cut out; that is, erase is a word with a broader meaning than cut out:
  • cut out: strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
  • erase: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
Other hypernyms of cut out include efface, rub out, score out, wipe off.
cut out (adjective) erase (adjective)
having been cut out
cut out (verb) erase (verb)
delete or remove remove from memory or existence
cease operating wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
intercept (a player) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
form and create by cutting out
cut off and stop
Difference between cut out and erase

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