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Cutting Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Cutting? [n] the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" [n] the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" [n] the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" [n] the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [n] the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "his cutting the cards before every deal soon became a ritual" [n] cutting away parts to create a desired shape [n] the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film [n] an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" [n] a piece cut off from the main part of something [n] a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [adj] suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge" [adj] as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [adj] unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" [adj] (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Cutting: bleak \| carving \| clipping \| cold \| cut \| cutting off \| edged \| film editing \| keen \| knifelike \| lancinate \| lancinating \| newspaper clipping \| piercing \| press clipping \| press cutting \| raw \| sharp \| slip \| stabbing \| stinging \| thinning \| unkind Related Terms \| Find terms related to Cutting: abbreviation \| abscission \| accidence \| acerb \| acerbate \| acerbic \| acid \| acidic \| acidulent \| acidulous \| acrid \| acrimonious \| acute \| adulteration \| affix \| affixation \| algid 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quickset \| scission \| section \| selection \| severance \| severing \| shearing \| shortening \| slash \| slicing \| snick \| snip \| stalk \| stem \| surgical incision \| trim \| trimming \| truncation Cutting In Webster's Dictionary \Cut"ting\ (k[u^]t"t[i^]ng), n. 1. The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc. 2. Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut. \Cut"ting\, a. 1. Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool. 2. Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind. 3. Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.

Cutting Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cutting?

[n] the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
[n] the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
[n] the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
[n] the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
[n] the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "his cutting the cards before every deal soon became a ritual"
[n] cutting away parts to create a desired shape
[n] the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
[n] an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
[n] a piece cut off from the main part of something
[n] a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
[adj] suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge"
[adj] as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
[adj] unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
[adj] (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"

Cutting In Webster's Dictionary

\Cut"ting\ (k[u^]t"t[i^]ng), n.
1. The act or process of making an incision, or of severing,
   felling, shaping, etc.

2. Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut
   off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting
   as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper;
   an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a
   way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut.


\Cut"ting\, a.
1. Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.

2. Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.

3. Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.

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