cutting

Plural: cuttings

Noun

• A section cut from a plant for propagation; an editorial critique.
• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
• the act of cutting something into parts
  • "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
• a piece cut off from the main part of something
• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
• the division of a deck of cards before dealing
  • "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
• the act of diluting something
  • "the cutting of whiskey with water"
• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
• The action of the verb to cut.
• A section removed from a larger whole.
• A section removed from a larger whole.
• A newspaper clipping.
• A section removed from a larger whole.
• A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
• An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
• An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
• The editing of film or other recordings.
• The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
• The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.

Verb

• separate with or as if with an instrument
• cut down on; make a reduction in
• turn sharply; change direction abruptly
• make an incision or separation
• discharge from a group
• form by probing, penetrating, or digging
• style and tailor in a certain fashion
• hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
• make out and issue
• cut and assemble the components of
• intentionally fail to attend
• be able to manage or manage successfully
• give the appearance or impression of
• move (one's fist)
• pass directly and often in haste
• pass through or across
• make an abrupt change of image or sound
• stop filming
• make a recording of
• record a performance on (a medium)
• create by duplicating data
• form or shape by cutting or incising
• perform or carry out
• function as a cutting instrument
• allow incision or separation
• divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
• cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
• reap or harvest
• fell by sawing; hew
• penetrate injuriously
• refuse to acknowledge
• shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
• dissolve by breaking down the fat of
• have a reducing effect
• cease, stop
• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
• have grow through the gums
• grow through the gums
  • "The new tooth is cutting"
• cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
• present participle and gerund of cut

Adjective Satellite

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
  • "cutting remarks"
• unpleasantly cold and damp
• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
  • "a cutting wind"

Adj

• That is used for cutting.
• Piercing, sharp.
• Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt.
• Of a beverage: half-sized.
• Cutthroat; ruthlessly competitive.

Examples

• a cutting chai
• Boring, drilling, milling, and turning are all different kinds of metal cutting processes.
• He looked for a valid word, but all he could manage was ’CUTTING’ remarks about his opponent’s strategy.
• How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
• I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
• The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
• The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.

Synonyms

abbreviate, abridge, bleak, bring down, burn, carving, clipping, contract, curve, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off, cutting off, dilute, disregard, edged, edit, edit out, film editing, foreshorten, geld, hack, ignore, issue, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, make out, newspaper clipping, piercing, press clipping, press cutting, prune, rationalise, rationalize, raw, reduce, sheer, shorten, skip, slew, slip, slue, snub, stabbing, stinging, swerve, switch off, tailor, thin, thin out, thinning, trend, trim, trim back, trim down, turn off, turn out, veer, write out, bit, chip, chunk, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment, hunk, lump, mammock, ort, piece, piecemeal, portion, scrap, scraplet, slice, snead, snippet, steck

Antonyms

expand, switch on, embankment

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