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Webster 1913 Edition
Cutting
Cut′ting
(kŭt′tĭng)
, Noun.
1.
The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc.
2.
Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut.
Cut′ting
,Adj.
1.
Adapted to cut;
as, a
. cutting
tool2.
Chilling; penetrating; sharp;
as, a
. cutting
wind3.
Severe; sarcastic; biting;
as, a
. cutting
reply; a cutting
remarkWebster 1828 Edition
Cutting
CUTTING
,ppr.
1.
Dividing by an edged instrument; cleaving by the stroke or motion of an edged instrument, as by a knife, ax, or saw; hewing; carving; intersecting; piercing.2.
a. Piercing the heart; wounding the feelings; deeply affecting with shame or remorse; pungent; piquant; satirical; as a cutting reflection.CUTTING
,Noun.
1.
A separation or division; a piece cut off; a ship; as the cuttings of vines.2.
The operation of removing a stone from the bladder.Definition 2025
cutting
cutting
English
Verb
cutting
- present participle of cut
Noun
cutting (countable and uncountable, plural cuttings)
- (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
- How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- (countable) A section removed from the larger whole.
- (countable) A newspaper clipping.
- (countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
- (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
- (uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.
- (uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.
- (machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
- Turning, boring, milling, and drilling are all different kinds of metal cutting processes.
- (countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.
- 1876, W.E. Henley, Journey by Train:
- WE flash across the level.
- We thunder thro' the bridges.
- We bicker down the cuttings.
- We sway along the ridges.
- 1876, W.E. Henley, Journey by Train:
Synonyms
- (narrow passage for a transportation route): cut
Translations
action
newspaper clipping
a leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
editing of film
self-harm: the act of cutting one's own skin
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passage dug for a road, railway or canal
Adjective
cutting (comparative more cutting, superlative most cutting)
- (not comparable) That is used for cutting.
- I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
- The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
Translations
potentially hurtful