Meaning

• To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.

  "With a little practice, you can cut up a whole chicken yourself for frying."

• To lacerate; to wound by multiple lacerations; to injure or damage by cutting, or as if by cutting.

  "The attackers cut him up pretty bad."

• To distress mentally or emotionally.

• To severely criticize or censure; to subject to hostile criticism.

  "The reviewer cut up the book mercilessly."

• To behave like a clown or jokester (a cut-up); to misbehave; to act in a playful, comical, boisterous, or unruly manner to elicit laughter, attention, etc.

  "We need to talk about Johnny's tendency to cut up in class."

• To move aggressively in front of another vehicle while driving.

• To disintegrate; to break into pieces.

• To divide into portions well or badly; to have the property left at one's death turn out well or poorly when divided among heirs, legatees, etc.

• (racing) Comprise a particular selection of runners.

  "The race has cut up badly with no real opposition to "Serendipity"."

Meaning

• Having been cut into smaller pieces.

  "Put the cut up vegetables in the pot."

• Wounded with multiple lacerations.

  "He is cut up pretty bad."

• Emotionally upset; mentally distressed.

  "She was seriously cut up over her dog disappearing."

• Muscular and lean.

  "I go to the gym to get stronger and cut up."