cutting

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/ˈkʌtɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

(heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
(heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
(audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.“After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, "Cut!"”

noun

The action of the verb to cut.“How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?”
A section removed from a larger whole.
An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.“The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.”
An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.

adjective

That is used for cutting.“I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.”
Piercing, sharp.
Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.“The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.”
Of a beverage: half-sized.“a cutting chai”

Related words

Synonyms

cut sharp piercing clipping stabbing edged knifelike stinging carving cold slip thinning keen bleak unkind raw cutting off

Antonyms

Associated

machining edge grinding welding knives blade blades cutter edges deficit knife tool

Rhymes

jutting abutting putting strutting tutting shitting witing clearcutting rutting twitting

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