cut up
(transitive, informal) To lacerate; to wound by multiple lacerations; to injure or damage by cutting, or as if by cutting.
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What's the confusion? Napolitos are cactus (skinned and cut up pieces)
This has probably been initiated by his bosses, Israel. Should be against ALL forms of racism. Pleased I cut up my card and cancelled my DD when this lying backstabber became leader.
Lol. So I’m cutting up my antibiotic bc it’s like a horse pill and my doctor said I could without affecting efficacy. I’m a baby about giant pills. But using a knife to cut up this pill makes it look like I’m doing…
Unfortunately its already happened, im laying in my bed all cut up in a pool of my own blood, my arm is on the floor and i cant reach it
Voters: Will you cut up my hot dog into little pieces too? Trump: Yes. I will make you 4 years old again.
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(transitive, informal) To lacerate; to wound by multiple lacerations; to injure or damage by cutting, or as if by cutting.
The reviewer cut up the book mercilessly.
“What's the confusion? Napolitos are cactus (skinned and cut up pieces)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This has probably been initiated by his bosses, Israel. Should be against ALL forms of racism. Pleased I cut up my card and cancelled my DD when this lying backstabber became leader.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Lol. So I’m cutting up my antibiotic bc it’s like a horse pill and my doctor said I could without affecting efficacy. I’m a baby about giant pills. But using a knife to cut up this pill makes it look like I’m doing drugs 😂”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Unfortunately its already happened, im laying in my bed all cut up in a pool of my own blood, my arm is on the floor and i cant reach it”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Voters: Will you cut up my hot dog into little pieces too? Trump: Yes. I will make you 4 years old again.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(intransitive, literally) To cut upward.
With a little practice, you can cut up a whole chicken yourself for frying.
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(transitive) To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.
The attackers cut him up pretty bad.
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