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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
tool
.
2.
Chilling; penetrating; sharp;
as, a
cutting
wind
.
3.
Severe; sarcastic; biting;
as, a
cutting
reply; a
cutting
remark
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cutting

CUTTING

,
ppr.
[See Cut.]
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 2024


cutting

cutting

English

Verb

cutting

  1. present participle of cut

Noun

cutting (countable and uncountable, plural cuttings)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
    How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
  2. (countable) A section removed from the larger whole.
  3. (countable) A newspaper clipping.
  4. (countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
  5. (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
    The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
  6. (uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.
  7. (uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.
  8. (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.
  9. (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.

Synonyms

  • (narrow passage for a transportation route): cut

Translations

Adjective

cutting (comparative more cutting, superlative most cutting)

  1. (not comparable) That is used for cutting.
    I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
  2. Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
    The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.

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