cut up vs edit

cut up is an adjective but edit is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cut up	No	Yes	Yes	No
edit	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, edit is a hypernym of cut up; that is, edit is a word with a broader meaning than cut up:

cut up: significantly cut up a manuscript
edit: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

Other hypernyms of cut up include redact.

cut up (adjective)	edit (adjective)
cut into pieces

cut up (verb)	edit (verb)
significantly cut up a manuscript	prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
separate into isolated compartments or categories	cut and assemble the components of
damage or injure severely	cut or eliminate
cut to pieces	supervise the publication of