Definition of Cutting

Noun

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
  "the barber gave him a good cut"
  cut - cutting off
• the act of diluting something
  "the cutting of whiskey with water"
  "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
  thinning
• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
  "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
  cut
• the division of a deck of cards before dealing
  "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"
  "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
  cut
• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
  carving
• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
  "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
  clipping - newspaper clipping - press clipping - press cutting
• a piece cut off from the main part of something
  
• the act of cutting something into parts
  "his cuts were skillful"
  "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
  cut
• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
  slip
• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
  - film editing

Adjective

• 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"
  keen knifelike piercing stabbing lancinate lancinating
• unpleasantly cold and damp
  "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
  bleak raw
• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
  "cutting remarks"
  "edged satire"
  "a stinging comment"
  edged stinging

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