cut up
To slice something into pieces, to feel or make someone feel very sad and upset, or to clown around.
Meanings
To cut something into pieces or smaller parts.
"He cut up the vegetables and added them to the pot."
To cause someone to feel deeply upset, distressed, or grieved (usually passive: 'be cut up').
"He was really cut up about losing his job after fifteen years with the company."
American informal: to behave in a silly, mischievous, or comical way.
"The kids were cutting up at the back of the class and the teacher had to stop the lesson."
British informal: to drive dangerously by suddenly moving in front of another vehicle.
"A white van cut me up on the roundabout, nearly causing an accident."
The 'emotionally upset' sense is usually passive or adjectival: 'she was really cut up about it'. The 'clowning around' sense is mainly American informal English. The literal sense is very common in cooking.
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