<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Also called cutaway coat.</li><li>A man's formal daytime coat having the front portion of the skirt cut away from the waist so as to curve or slope to the tails at the back.</li><li>Movies, Television: A switch from one scene to another for showing simultaneous or related action, creating suspense, etc.</li><li>Also called cutaway shot.</li><li>A shot that abruptly introduces content, scenery, etc., away from the central action.</li><li>An illustration or scale model having the outer section removed to display the interior.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Having a part cut away, as an outer section of something being illustrated so that the inside may be shown.</li></ul>