cut round
B2 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words
To cut along the outside edge of a shape or object.
Literal meaning: To cut in a circle or curve around the perimeter of something.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To cut along the outline or outer edge of something.
"Place the template on the pastry and cut round it carefully with a sharp knife."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
More common in British English. Straightforward and literal in most uses. Found in cooking (cutting round a template), craft, and surgery.
Commonly used with
template shape outline edge lid pattern
Forms
Base
cut round
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cuts round
he/she/it
Past simple
cut round
yesterday
Past participle
cut round
have + pp
-ing form
cutting round
continuous
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