Cutting off or clipping a part of something (e.g., cutting out a section of paper); a clipping.
応募用紙の切り取り線に沿ってハサミで切った。
I cut along the tear-off line of the application form with scissors.
新聞の切り取りをスクラップブックに集めている。
I'm collecting newspaper clippings in a scrapbook.
雑誌の切り取りページが付録としてついていた。
The magazine included cut-out pages as a supplement.
In civil engineering, a 'cut' — earthworks where soil/rock is cut away for roads, railways, etc.; the cut section.
その道路工事では山の切り取りと盛り土が行われる予定だ。
That road project will involve cutting into the mountain and building up embankments.
切り取り部分の土質調査を先に実施した。
They first carried out a soil survey of the cut section.
A (somewhat dated) term for robbery involving assault or snatching (as in 'mugging'); used in crime context.
夜道で切り取りに遭い、携帯を奪われたと報告された。
It was reported that someone was mugged on a night street and had their phone taken.
昔は都市部で切り取りが問題になった時期があった。
There was a time when muggings were a problem in urban areas.