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Cutting

//ˈkʌtɪŋ// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That is used for cutting. not-comparable

    "I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap."

  2. 2
    Piercing, sharp. not-comparable

    "The weather was atrocious, with bitterly cold wind and cutting sleet—rather appropriate, considering Aunt Fonteyn's temperament."

  3. 3
    Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt. not-comparable

    "The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism."

  4. 4
    Of a beverage: half-sized. India, not-comparable

    "a cutting chai"

  5. 5
    Cutthroat; ruthlessly competitive. not-comparable, obsolete, slang

    "[…] there are always some "free lances" who are ready to do a "cutting" trade, and thus become formidable competitors."

Adjective
  1. 1
    painful as if caused by a sharp instrument wordnet
  2. 2
    unpleasantly cold and damp wordnet
  3. 3
    (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    The action of the verb to cut. countable, uncountable

    "How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?"

  2. 2
    the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends wordnet
  3. 3
    A section removed from a larger whole. countable

    "[O]bſerving [...] abundance of Matter floating in the Urine like Bran, with a great Number of Recrements like Cuttings of Hair, ſome above an Inch long, which Subſtances were found in all the Water that I made in above Twelve Months; for which I could get no Remedy: I was adviſed to drink Water, which in about half a Year did intirely free me from thoſe Symptoms, [...]"

  4. 4
    the act of diluting something wordnet
  5. 5
    A section removed from a larger whole.; A newspaper clipping. countable

    "Extract from "Newspaper Cuttings relating to Sussex," (Sussex Archaeological Collections, 1872, pp. 140, 141.)"

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  1. 6
    the act of cutting something into parts wordnet
  2. 7
    A section removed from a larger whole.; A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant. countable

    "To propagate by cuttings, is to cut off the branch or ſtem of a Plant, and to ſet it in the Earth without Roots. Strip it of leaves and branches, Plant deeper than theſe with Roots, and in a rich and moiſt ſoil, keeping it watered and ſhaded, Untill Rooted; cut off their Tops ſave Greens, as if your cutting be 12 Inches long, let 9 be under, and 3 above ground."

  3. 8
    the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge wordnet
  4. 9
    An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance. countable

    "The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time."

  5. 10
    the division of a deck of cards before dealing wordnet
  6. 11
    An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through. UK, countable

    "[T]he railway, however, will require a farther outlay to render it complete, though the locomotive engine has passed over every foot of ground from Liverpool to Salford. The slopes of the cuttings want dressing, and several of them want protecting with foot walls."

  7. 12
    removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape wordnet
  8. 13
    The editing of film or other recordings. uncountable
  9. 14
    the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film wordnet
  10. 15
    The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material. uncountable

    "Boring, drilling, milling, and turning are all different kinds of metal cutting processes."

  11. 16
    an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine wordnet
  12. 17
    The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm. uncountable

    "Cutting has become one of the most popular forms of self-injury, but there are others at well, and each is just as dangerous as cutting. The information here might help you recognize the signs of self-injury in others."

  13. 18
    a piece cut off from the main part of something wordnet
  14. 19
    a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cut form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From cut + -ing.

Etymology 2

From cut + -ing.

Etymology 3

From cut + -ing.

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