cut away

cut something away (from something)

to separate something from something by cutting. The doctor cut the wart away from the patient's foot. She cut away the loose thread.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zisel	-	Yiddish
Urd	-	Norse Mythology
Bohuslav	bo-hoo-SLAHV (Ukrainian)	Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Marleen	MAHR-leen (English)	Dutch, English
Crocker	['krɔkə]
Kerensa	-	English (Rare)