cutting
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cutting¹
- /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ʌtɪŋ
Where it comes from
From cut + -ing.
noun cuttings
- The action of the verb to cut. How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
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A section removed from a larger whole.
[O]bſerving [...] abundance of Matter floating in the Urine like Bran, with a great Number of Recrements like Cuttings of Hair, ſome above an Inch long, which Subſtances were found in all the Water that I made in above Twelve Months; for which I could get no Remedy: I was adviſed to drink Water, whi
Similar: chip, slice, bit, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment
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A newspaper clipping.
Extract from "Newspaper Cuttings relating to Sussex," (Sussex Archaeological Collections, 1872, pp. 140, 141.)
Similar: chip, slice, bit, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment
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A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
To propagate by cuttings, is to cut off the branch or ſtem of a Plant, and to ſet it in the Earth without Roots. Strip it of leaves and branches, Plant deeper than theſe with Roots, and in a rich and moiſt ſoil, keeping it watered and ſhaded, Untill Rooted; cut off their Tops ſave Greens, as if your
Similar: chip, slice, bit, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment
- An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance. The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
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An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
[T]he railway, however, will require a farther outlay to render it complete, though the locomotive engine has passed over every foot of ground from Liverpool to Salford. The slopes of the cuttings want dressing, and several of them want protecting with foot walls.
Similar: cut · Opposite: embankment
- The editing of film or other recordings.
- The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material. Boring, drilling, milling, and turning are all different kinds of metal cutting processes.
- The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm. Cutting has become one of the most popular forms of self-injury, but there are others at well, and each is just as dangerous as cutting. The information here might help you recognize the signs of self-injury in others.
adjective
- That is used for cutting. I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- Piercing, sharp. The weather was atrocious, with bitterly cold wind and cutting sleet—rather appropriate, considering Aunt Fonteyn's temperament.
- Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt. The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
- Of a beverage: half-sized. a cutting chai
- Cutthroat; ruthlessly competitive. […] there are always some "free lances" who are ready to do a "cutting" trade, and thus become formidable competitors.
verb
- present participle and gerund of cut
Cutting²
proper noun Cuttings
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sharp, piercing, clipping, stabbing, edged, knifelike, stinging, carving, cold, slip, thinning, keen, bleak, unkind, raw, cutting off
Translations
Every language
noun action of the verb to cut
| Español | corte, recorte, recortadura, cortamiento |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | ukataji |
| Português | corte |
| Français | découpage |
| Deutsch | Schneiden |
| Ελληνικά | κόψιμο kópsimo |
| Română | decupare, tăiere |
| Русский | ре́зка rézka, ре́зание rézanije, нареза́ние narezánije, ру́бка rúbka, закро́йка zakrójka |
| עברית | חיתוך khitukh |
noun newspaper clipping
| Português | recorte |
|---|---|
| Français | coupure |
| Ελληνικά | απόκομμα apókomma |
| Русский | вы́резка výrezka, вы́держка výderžka |
noun leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
| Español | esqueje |
|---|---|
| Português | estaca |
| Français | bouture |
| Deutsch | Steckling, Ableger, Senkreis |
| Italiano | talea |
| Ελληνικά | ξεμασκαλίδι xemaskalídi |
| Русский | черено́к čerenók |
noun open passage dug for a canal, railway, or road
| Ελληνικά | όρυγμα órygma |
|---|---|
| Русский | выемка vyjemka |
| עברית | מִבְתָּר |
noun editing of film or other recordings
| Português | corte |
|---|---|
| Français | montage |
| Italiano | decoupage |
| Русский | монта́ж montáž |
adj that is used for cutting
| Español | cortante |
|---|
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title = {cutting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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