What is the meaning of cutting?

noun

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

verb

  • Separate with or as if with an instrument.
    • usage: "Cut the rope"
  • Cut down on; make a reduction in.
    • usage: "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
  • Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
    • usage: "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
  • Make an incision or separation.
    • usage: "cut along the dotted line"
  • Discharge from a group.
    • usage: "The coach cut two players from the team"
  • Form by probing, penetrating, or digging.
    • usage: "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
  • Style and tailor in a certain fashion.
    • usage: "cut a dress"
  • Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction.
    • usage: "cut a Ping-Pong ball"
  • Make out and issue.
    • usage: "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
  • Cut and assemble the components of.
    • usage: "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
  • Intentionally fail to attend.
    • usage: "cut class"
  • Be able to manage or manage successfully.
    • usage: "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
  • Give the appearance or impression of.
    • usage: "cut a nice figure"
  • Move (one's fist. )
    • usage: "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
  • Pass directly and often in haste.
    • usage: "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
  • Pass through or across.
    • usage: "The boat cut the water"
  • Make an abrupt change of image or sound.
    • usage: "cut from one scene to another"
  • Stop filming.
    • usage: "cut a movie scene"
  • Make a recording of.
    • usage: "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"
  • Record a performance on (a medium. )
    • usage: "cut a record"
  • Create by duplicating data.
    • usage: "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
  • Form or shape by cutting or incising.
    • usage: "cut paper dolls"
  • Perform or carry out.
    • usage: "cut a caper"
  • Function as a cutting instrument.
    • usage: "This knife cuts well"
  • Allow incision or separation.
    • usage: "This bread cuts easily"
  • Divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult.
    • usage: "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
  • Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch.
    • usage: "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
  • Reap or harvest.
    • usage: "cut grain"
  • Fell by sawing; hew.
    • usage: "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"
  • Penetrate injuriously.
    • usage: "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"
  • Refuse to acknowledge.
    • usage: "She cut him dead at the meeting"
  • Shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of.
    • usage: "cut my hair"
  • Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things.
    • usage: "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
  • Dissolve by breaking down the fat of.
    • usage: "soap cuts grease"
  • Have a reducing effect.
    • usage: "This cuts into my earnings"
  • Cease, stop.
    • usage: "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
  • Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
    • usage: "The manuscript must be shortened"
  • Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.
    • usage: "cut bourbon"
  • Have grow through the gums.
    • usage: "The baby cut a tooth"
  • Grow through the gums.
    • usage: "The new tooth is cutting"
  • Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses. )
    • usage: "the vet gelded the young horse"

adjective

  • Of speech. ( harsh or hurtful in tone or character)
    • usage: "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
  • Unpleasantly cold and damp.
    • usage: "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
  • Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument.
    • usage: "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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