cut up

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I - verb

1. cut to pieces (Freq. 2)
- Father carved the ham
• Syn:
carve
• See Also:
carve up (for: carve)
• Derivationally related forms:
carver (for: carve)
• Hypernyms:
cut
• Hyponyms:
shave, fillet, filet
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They cut up the cape
2. destroy or injure severely (Freq. 1)
- The madman mutilates art work
• Syn:
mutilate, mangle
• Derivationally related forms:
mangler (for: mangle), mutilation (for: mutilate), mutilator (for: mutilate)
• Hypernyms:
damage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. separate into isolated compartments or categories
- You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!
• Syn:
compartmentalize, compartmentalise
• Derivationally related forms:
compartmentalisation (for: compartmentalise), compartment (for: compartmentalise), compartmental (for: compartmentalize), compartmentalization (for: compartmentalize), compartment (for: compartmentalize)
• Hypernyms:
separate, disunite, divide, part
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. significantly cut up a manuscript
• Syn:
hack
• Hypernyms:
edit, redact
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They won't cut up the story

II - adjective

cut into pieces
• Similar to:
cut