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- nouncutting (noun) · cuttings (plural noun)
- the action of cutting something:"the cutting of the cake" · "tax-cutting"
- (cuttings)a piece cut off from something, especially what remains when something is being trimmed or prepared:"grass cuttings"
- BRITISH ENGLISHa clipping from a newspaper or periodical:"an archive of newspaper cuttings"
- a piece cut from a plant for propagation:"take cuttings of Christmas cactus and pot them on"
- BRITISH ENGLISHan open passage excavated through higher ground for a railroad, road, or canal:"they found the cutting and scrambled down the slope"
adjectivecutting (adjective)- capable of cutting something:"the cutting blades of the hedge trimmer"
- (of a comment) causing emotional pain; hurtful:"a cutting remark"
- (of the wind) bitterly cold:"cutting winter winds"
verbcutting (present participle)- make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object:"he cut his toe on a sharp stone" · "when fruit is cut open, it turns brown" · "the pain in her voice cut him deeply" · "Lou's wit could cut like a knife" · "she had a cut finger"
- make an incision in one's own flesh, as a symptom of emotional distress:"she's been cutting every day after school for months" · "they cut themselves in an attempt to release the pain"
- castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
- circumcise (a boy or man).
- divide into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement:"cut the beef into thin slices"
- make divisions in (something):"the country was cut into three parts"
- separate (something) into two pieces; sever:"they cut the rope before he choked"
- remove (something) from something larger by using a sharp implement:"bacon was cut from the joints that hung from the ceiling" · "cut away the unwanted sections by running the knife under them"
- make or form (something) by using a sharp tool to remove material:"workmen cut a hole in the pipe" · "she stared at the lettering cut into the stonework"
- make or design (a garment) in a particular way:"Madame Vionnet was the first to cut a dress on the bias, in 1927" · "an impeccably cut suit"
- make (a path, tunnel, or other route) by excavation, digging, or chopping:"it took engineers a dozen years and the federal government $500 million to cut a road through the canyon" · "investigators called for a machete to cut through the bush"
- produce (a vinyl record) from a sound recording:"quadraphonic LPs had to be cut at a lower volume level than conventional records"
- trim or reduce the length of (something, especially grass or a person's hair or fingernails) by using a sharp implement:"Ted was cutting the lawn" · "they cut back the growth closest to the tree"
- reduce the size, amount, or quantity of:"buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want" · "advocates of reform say more must be done to cut crime"
- shorten (a text, movie, or performance) by removing material:"he had to cut unnecessary additions made to the opening scene"
- computingdelete (part of a text or other display) completely or so as to insert a copy of it elsewhere. See also cut and paste
- US ENGLISH(in sports) remove (a player) from a team's roster.
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHabsent oneself deliberately from (something one should normally attend, especially school):"Robert was cutting class"
- end or interrupt the provision of (something, especially power or food supplies):"we resolved to cut oil supplies to territories controlled by the rebels" · "if the pump develops a fault, the electrical supply is immediately cut"
- switch off (an engine or a light):"Niall brought the car to a halt and cut the engine"
- (of a line) cross or intersect (another line):"mark the point where the line cuts the vertical axis"
- stop filming or recording:"“Cut” shouted a voice, followed by “Could we do it again, please?”"
- move to another shot in a movie:"cut to a dentist's surgery" · "the way the director cuts from shot to shot has an impact"
- make (a movie) into a coherent whole by removing parts or placing them in a different order:"I like to watch the rushes at home before I start cutting the film"
- adulterate (a drug) or dilute (alcohol) by mixing it with another substance:"dealers cut the drugs to stretch their supply" · "police say it's likely the cocaine was cut with fentanyl"
- strike or kick (a ball) with an abrupt, typically downward motion:"Cook cut the ball back to him"
- golfslice (the ball).
- divide (a pack of playing cards) by lifting a portion from the top, either to reveal or draw a card at random or to place the top portion under the bottom portion:"let's cut for dealer"
- datedignore or refuse to recognize (someone):"they cut her in public"
OriginMiddle English (probably existing, although not recorded, in Old English); probably of Germanic origin and related to Norwegian kutte and Icelandic kuta ‘cut with a small knife’, kuti ‘small blunt knife’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a piece cut off from something, especially what remains when something is being trimmed or prepared:
- an open passage excavated through higher ground for a railroad, road, or canal:
verb- make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object:
- divide into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement:
- separate (something) into two pieces; sever:
- remove (something) from something larger by using a sharp implement:
- make or form (something) by using a sharp tool to remove material:
- make (a path, tunnel, or other route) by excavation, digging, or chopping:
- produce (a vinyl record) from a sound recording:
- trim or reduce the length of (something, especially grass or a person's hair or fingernails) by using a sharp implement:
- reduce the size, amount, or quantity of:
- shorten (a text, movie, or performance) by removing material:
- end or interrupt the provision of (something, especially power or food supplies):
- switch off (an engine or a light):
- (of a line) cross or intersect (another line):
- adulterate (a drug) or dilute (alcohol) by mixing it with another substance:
- ignore or refuse to recognize (someone):
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