This is the 7579th most frequent Japanese word.
切り取る
"切り取る" means "to cut off" or "to cut out."
切り取る is used here to mean cutting out a specific portion of a material (newspaper article).
彼はその新聞記事を切り取ってスクラップ帳に入れた。
He cut out the newspaper article and placed it in his scrapbook.
切り取る is metaphorically used here to mean capturing an aspect or image mentally.
その風景が美しいので、心の絵として切り取ることにした。
The scenery was beautiful, so I decided to capture it as a picture in my mind.
切り取る is employed figuratively here to describe capturing a moment or essence in photography.