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
Lucinda	loo-SIN-də (English)	English, Portuguese, Literature
Marcia	MAHR-shə (English), MAHR-see-ə (English), MAHR-thyah (Spanish), MAHR-syah (Latin American Spanish)	English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Adem	-	Turkish
Hinrik	-	Icelandic
Emalee	-	English (Rare)
EugÊNia	-	Portuguese