cutting meaning and definition

CUTTING noun

Definition of cutting (noun)

1. the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
   • synonyms: film editing
2. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
   • synonyms: slip
3. the act of cutting something into parts
   • "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
   • synonyms: cut
4. a piece cut off from the main part of something
5. an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
   • "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
   • synonyms: clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting
6. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
   • synonyms: carving
7. 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"
   • synonyms: cut
8. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
   • "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
   • synonyms: cut
9. the act of diluting something
   • "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
   • synonyms: thinning
10. the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
    • "the barber gave him a good cut"
    • synonyms: cut, cutting off

CUTTING adjective

Definition of cutting (adjective)

1. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
   • "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
   • synonyms: edged, stinging
2. unpleasantly cold and damp
   • "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
   • synonyms: bleak, raw
3. 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"
   • synonyms: keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing