"cutting" in the noun sense

1. film editing, cutting

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

2. cutting, slip

a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

3. cut, cutting

the act of cutting something into parts

"his cuts were skillful"

"his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

4. cutting

a piece cut off from the main part of something

5. clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

"he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

6. carving, cutting

removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

7. cut, cutting

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"

8. cut, cutting

the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

9. cutting, thinning

the act of diluting something

"the cutting of whiskey with water"

"the thinning of paint with turpentine"

10. cut, cutting, cutting off

the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

"the barber gave him a good cut"

"cutting" in the verb sense

1. cut

separate with or as if with an instrument

"Cut the rope"

2. reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down

cut down on make a reduction in

"reduce your daily fat intake"

"The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

3. swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut

turn sharply change direction abruptly

"The car cut to the left at the intersection"

"The motorbike veered to the right"

4. cut

make an incision or separation

"cut along the dotted line"

5. cut

discharge from a group

"The coach cut two players from the team"

6. cut

form by probing, penetrating, or digging

"cut a hole"

"cut trenches"

"The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"

7. cut, tailor

style and tailor in a certain fashion

"cut a dress"

8. cut

hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

"cut a Ping-Pong ball"

9. write out, issue, make out, cut

make out and issue

"write out a check"

"cut a ticket"

"Please make the check out to me"

10. edit, cut, edit out

cut and assemble the components of

"edit film"

"cut recording tape"

11. cut, skip

intentionally fail to attend

"cut class"

12. hack, cut

be able to manage or manage successfully

"I can't hack it anymore"

"she could not cut the long days in the office"

13. cut

give the appearance or impression of

"cut a nice figure"

14. cut

move (one's fist

"his opponent cut upward toward his chin"

15. cut

pass directly and often in haste

"We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"

16. cut

pass through or across

"The boat cut the water"

17. cut

make an abrupt change of image or sound

"cut from one scene to another"

18. cut

stop filming

"cut a movie scene"

19. cut

make a recording of

"cut the songs"

"She cut all of her major titles again"

20. cut

record a performance on (a medium

"cut a record"

21. cut, burn

create by duplicating data

"cut a disk"

"burn a CD"

22. cut

form or shape by cutting or incising

"cut paper dolls"

23. cut

perform or carry out

"cut a caper"

24. cut

function as a cutting instrument

"This knife cuts well"

25. cut

allow incision or separation

"This bread cuts easily"

26. cut

divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

"Wayne cut"

"She cut the deck for a long time"

27. switch off, cut, turn off, turn out

cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

"Turn off the stereo, please"

"cut the engine"

"turn out the lights"

28. cut

reap or harvest

"cut grain"

29. cut

fell by sawing hew

"The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"

30. cut

penetrate injuriously

"The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"

31. ignore, disregard, snub, cut

refuse to acknowledge

"She cut him dead at the meeting"

32. cut

shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

"cut my hair"

33. cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

34. cut

dissolve by breaking down the fat of

"soap cuts grease"

35. cut

have a reducing effect

"This cuts into my earnings"

36. cut, cut off

cease, stop

"cut the noise"

"We had to cut short the conversation"

37. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

"The manuscript must be shortened"

38. dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

"cut bourbon"

39. cut

have grow through the gums

"The baby cut a tooth"

40. cut

grow through the gums

"The new tooth is cutting"

41. geld, cut

cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses

"the vet gelded the young horse"

"cutting" in the adjective sense

1. cutting, edged, stinging

of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

"cutting remarks"

"edged satire"

"a stinging comment"

2. bleak, cutting, raw

unpleasantly cold and damp

"bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

3. cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating

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"

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