Cutting

Quick meaning: Cutting is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.

Meaning

(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
2. (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
3. (countable, UK) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
4. (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
5. (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
6. (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
7. That is used for cutting.

Example Sentences

How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?

Ye ſhall not make any cuttings in your fleſh for the dead, nor print any markes vpon you: I am the Lord.

The first stage of the demolition work consisted of removing, by oxy-acetylene cutting, the whole of the plate floor, cross-girders, and lattice parapets.

Female genital cutting is an intentional, nonmedical modification of the female genitalia. It is commonly performed on girls between the ages of 4 and 16, although in some cases it is performed on infants as young as three months old.

Word Forms

• cuttings

Synonyms for cutting

Depending on context, synonyms include chip, slice, bit, chunk, clip, crumb.

Antonyms for cutting

Common opposites include embankment.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sharp, piercing, clipping, stabbing, edged, knifelike.

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