'Cutting' definitions:
Definition of 'cutting'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" [syn: cutting, edged, stinging]
adjective
adjective
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" [syn: cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating]
noun
The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film [syn: film editing, cutting]
noun
A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn: cutting, slip]
noun
The act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" [syn: cut, cutting]
noun
A piece cut off from the main part of something
noun
An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting]
noun
Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape [syn: carving, cutting]
noun
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" [syn: cut, cutting]
noun
The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: cut, cutting]
noun
The act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" [syn: cutting, thinning]
noun
The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: cut, cutting, cutting off]
Definition of 'Cutting'
From: GCIDE
- Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cut; p. pr. & vb. n. Cutting.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short, docked, cut a bobtail, piece, Ir. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. Cf. Coot.]
- 1. To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide. [1913 Webster]
- You must cut this flesh from off his breast. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Before the whistling winds the vessels fly, With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap. [1913 Webster]
- Thy servants can skill to cut timer. --2. Chron. ii. 8 [1913 Webster]
- 3. To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as, to cut the hair; to cut the nails. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out. [1913 Webster]
- Why should a man. whose blood is warm within, Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Loopholes cut through thickest shade. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce; to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick. [1913 Webster]
- The man was cut to the heart. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles. [1913 Webster]
- 8. To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in the street; to cut one's acquaintance. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 9. To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a recitation. etc. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the shop whenever he can do so with impunity. --Thomas Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
- 10. (Cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 11. (Billiards, etc.) To drive (an object ball) to either side by hitting it fine on the other side with the cue ball or another object ball. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 12. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) To strike (a ball) with the racket inclined or struck across the ball so as to put a certain spin on the ball. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 13. (Croquet) To drive (a ball) to one side by hitting with another ball. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- To cut a caper. See under Caper.
- To cut the cards, to divide a pack of cards into portions, in order to determine the deal or the trump, or to change the cards to be dealt.
- To cut both ways, to have effects both advantageous and disadvantageous.
- To cut corners, to deliberately do an incomplete or imperfect job in order to save time or money.
- To cut a dash or To cut a figure, to make a display of oneself; to give a conspicuous impression. [Colloq.]
- To cut down. (a) To sever and cause to fall; to fell; to prostrate. "Timber . . . cut down in the mountains of Cilicia." --Knolles. (b) To put down; to abash; to humble. [Obs] "So great is his natural eloquence, that he cuts down the finest orator." --Addison (c) To lessen; to retrench; to curtail; as, to cut down expenses. (d) (Naut.) To raze; as, to cut down a frigate into a sloop.
- To cut the knot or To cut the Gordian knot, to dispose of a difficulty summarily; to solve it by prompt, arbitrary action, rather than by skill or patience.
- To cut lots, to determine lots by cuttings cards; to draw lots.
- To cut off. (a) To sever; to separate. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- I would to God, . . . The king had cut off my brother's. --Shak. (b) To put an untimely death; to put an end to; to destroy. "Iren[ae]us was likewise cut off by martyrdom." --Addison. (c) To interrupt; as, to cut off communication; to cut off (the flow of) steam from (the boiler to) a steam engine. (d) To intercept; as,, to cut off an enemy's retreat. (e) To end; to finish; as, to cut off further debate.
- To cut out. (a) To remove by cutting or carving; as, to cut out a piece from a board. (b) To shape or form by cutting; as, to cut out a garment. " A large forest cut out into walks." --Addison. (c) To scheme; to contrive; to prepare; as, to cut out work for another day. "Every man had cut out a place for himself." --Addison. (d) To step in and take the place of; to supplant; as, to cut out a rival. [Colloq.] (e) To debar. "I am cut out from anything but common acknowledgments." --Pope. (f) To seize and carry off (a vessel) from a harbor, or from under the guns of an enemy. (g) to separate from the midst of a number; as, to cut out a steer from a herd; to cut out a car from a train. (h) to discontinue; as, to cut out smoking.
- To cut to pieces. (a) To cut into pieces; as, to cut cloth to pieces. (b) To slaughter; as, to cut an army to pieces.
- To cut a play (Drama), to shorten it by leaving out passages, to adapt it for the stage.
- To cut rates (Railroads, etc.), to reduce the charges for transportation below the rates established between competing lines.
- To cut short, to arrest or check abruptly; to bring to a sudden termination. "Achilles cut him short, and thus replied." --Dryden.
- To cut stick, to make off clandestinely or precipitately. [Slang]
- To cut teeth, to put forth teeth; to have the teeth pierce through the gum and appear.
- To have cut one's eyeteeth, to be sharp and knowing. [Colloq.]
- To cut one's wisdom teeth, to come to years of discretion.
- To cut under, to undersell; as, to cut under a competitor in trade; more commonly referred to as undercut.
- To cut up. (a) To cut to pieces; as, to cut up an animal, or bushes. (b) To damage or destroy; to injure; to wound; as, to cut up a book or its author by severe criticism. "This doctrine cuts up all government by the roots." --Locke. (c) To afflict; to discourage; to demoralize; as, the death of his friend cut him up terribly. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'Cutting'
From: GCIDE
- Cutting \Cut"ting\, a.
- 1. Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply; a cutting remark. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cutting'
From: GCIDE
- Cutting \Cut"ting\ (k[u^]t"t[i^]ng), n.
- 1. The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'cutting'
From: Easton
- Cutting the flesh in various ways was an idolatrous practice, a part of idol-worship (Deut. 14:1; 1 Kings 18:28). The Israelites were commanded not to imitate this practice (Lev. 19:28; 21:5; Deut. 14:1). The tearing of the flesh from grief and anguish of spirit in mourning for the dead was regarded as a mark of affection (Jer. 16:6; 41:5; 48:37).
- Allusions are made in Revelation (13:16; 17:5; 19:20) to the practice of printing marks on the body, to indicate allegiance to a deity. We find also references to it, through in a different direction, by Paul (Gal. 6; 7) and by Ezekiel (9:4). (See HAIR.)
Synonyms of 'cutting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviation,
- abscission,
- accidence,
- acerb,
- acerbate,
- acerbic,
- acid,
- acidic,
- acidulent,
- acidulous,
- acrid,
- acrimonious,
- acute,
- adulteration,
- affix,
- affixation,
- algid,
- allomorph,
- amphibian,
- amputation,
- ana,
- analects,
- angiosperm,
- annual,
- anthology,
- apocope,
- aposiopesis,
- apportionment,
- appositive,
- aquatic plant,
- arctic,
- asperous,
- astringent,
- attribute,
- attributive,
- attrition,
- bastardizing,
- below zero,
- biennial,
- bit,
- biting,
- bitter,
- bitterly cold,
- bleak,
- boreal,
- bound morpheme,
- brisk,
- brumal,
- budgeting,
- butchering,
- butt,
- caustic,
- chill,
- chip,
- chopping,
- chunk,
- clear-cut,
- cleavage,
- clip,
- clipping,
- clippings,
- cold,
- cold as charity,
- cold as death,
- cold as ice,
- cold as marble,
- collectanea,
- collection,
- collop,
- complement,
- conjugation,
- construction modifier,
- contamination,
- contemptuous,
- contraction,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- corruption,
- cosmopolite,
- crasis,
- crisp,
- crop,
- crumb,
- curtailment,
- cut,
- cutting the pie,
- cuttings,
- debasement,
- deciduous plant,
- declension,
- decrease,
- decrement,
- deep structure,
- depletion,
- depreciation,
- derivation,
- derogation,
- detraction,
- dichotomy,
- dicot,
- dicotyledon,
- difference of form,
- diluent,
- dilution,
- diminution,
- dip,
- direct object,
- disparagement,
- dissolvent,
- dividing,
- division,
- divvy,
- doctoring,
- dollop,
- double-edged,
- drastic,
- driving,
- edged,
- effective,
- elision,
- ellipsis,
- enclitic,
- end,
- enucleation,
- ephemeral,
- escharotic,
- evergreen,
- excerpta,
- excerpts,
- excessive,
- excision,
- exorbitant,
- exotic,
- extraction,
- extracts,
- extravagant,
- extreme,
- featheredged,
- fierce,
- filler,
- fine,
- fission,
- florilegium,
- flowering plant,
- flowers,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- form-function unit,
- formative,
- fortifying,
- fragment,
- fragments,
- free form,
- freezing,
- freezing cold,
- frigid,
- function,
- fungus,
- furious,
- gametophyte,
- gathering,
- gelid,
- glacial,
- gleaning,
- gleanings,
- gob,
- gobbet,
- great,
- gutsy,
- gymnosperm,
- harsh,
- harvest,
- harvesting,
- hibernal,
- hiemal,
- hunk,
- hydrophyte,
- hyperborean,
- IC analysis,
- ice-cold,
- ice-encrusted,
- icelike,
- icy,
- immediate constituent analysis,
- immoderate,
- impairment,
- imperative,
- impressive,
- incisive,
- inclement,
- indirect object,
- infix,
- infixation,
- inflection,
- ingoing,
- intemperate,
- intense,
- invidious,
- irritating,
- keen,
- keen-edged,
- knifelike,
- laceration,
- lacing,
- lessening,
- levels,
- lump,
- malevolent,
- malicious,
- miscellanea,
- miscellany,
- modicum,
- modifier,
- moiety,
- monocot,
- monocotyl,
- mordacious,
- mordant,
- morph,
- morpheme,
- morphemic analysis,
- morphemics,
- morphology,
- morphophonemics,
- morsel,
- mutilation,
- nervous,
- nipping,
- nippy,
- nose-tickling,
- numbing,
- nutting,
- object,
- outrageous,
- paradigm,
- parceling,
- paring,
- particle,
- partition,
- partitioning,
- penetrating,
- perennial,
- phrase structure,
- piece,
- piercing,
- pinching,
- piquant,
- plant,
- poignant,
- pollution,
- polycot,
- polycotyl,
- polycotyledon,
- portioning,
- powerful,
- predicate,
- prefix,
- prefixation,
- probing,
- proclitic,
- pruning,
- punchy,
- pungent,
- qualifier,
- radical,
- ranks,
- rasher,
- rationing,
- raw,
- razor-edged,
- reaping,
- reduction,
- remission,
- rending,
- repartition,
- resection,
- resolutive,
- resolvent,
- retraction,
- retrenchment,
- rigorous,
- ripping,
- root,
- rough,
- sarcastic,
- sardonic,
- scathing,
- scion,
- scission,
- scoop,
- scorching,
- scornful,
- scrap,
- section,
- seed plant,
- seedling,
- sensational,
- set,
- severance,
- severe,
- shallow structure,
- shard,
- sharing,
- sharing out,
- sharp,
- shaving,
- shiver,
- shortening,
- shred,
- shrinkage,
- Siberian,
- sinewed,
- sinewy,
- slashing,
- sleety,
- slice,
- slicing,
- slip,
- sliver,
- slot,
- slot and filler,
- slushy,
- smithereen,
- snack,
- snappy,
- snatch,
- sneering,
- snip,
- snippet,
- solvent,
- sour,
- spermatophyte,
- spiking,
- splinter,
- splitting,
- sporophyte,
- stabbing,
- stem,
- stern,
- stinging,
- stitch,
- stone-cold,
- strata,
- strident,
- stringent,
- strong,
- structure,
- stump,
- subject,
- subzero,
- suffix,
- suffixation,
- supercooled,
- surface structure,
- surgery,
- syncope,
- syneresis,
- syntactic analysis,
- syntactic structure,
- syntactics,
- syntax,
- tagmeme,
- tart,
- tatter,
- tearing,
- telling,
- thallophyte,
- theme,
- thinning,
- tough,
- trenchant,
- triennial,
- truncation,
- two-edged,
- unconscionable,
- underlying structure,
- vascular plant,
- vegetable,
- vehement,
- venomous,
- vicious,
- vigorous,
- violent,
- virulent,
- vital,
- vitriolic,
- watering,
- weed,
- winterbound,
- winterlike,
- wintery,
- wintry,
- withering,
- word arrangement,
- word order,
- word-formation,
- wounding
Words containing 'Cutting'
- Cut,
- Cut Off,
- Cuttingly,
- To cut down,
- To cut in,
- To cut into,
- To cut off,
- To cut out,
- To cut under,
- To cut up,
- cut down,
- cut in,
- cut into,
- cut it out,
- cut out,
- cut through,
- cut to,
- cut up,
- cutting off,
- cutting out,
- A cut in rates,
- A short cut,
- Cut Bank,
- Cut Off, LA,
- Cut and Shoot,
- Cut and dried,
- Cut and longtail,
- Cut cavendish,
- Cut film,
- Cut flowers,
- Cut glass,
- Cut nail,
- Cut stone,
- Cut-off,
- Cut-out,
- Cutting die,
- Fine cut,
- Glass cutting,
- Side cut,
- To cut a caper,
- To cut a curlycue,
- To cut a dash,
- To cut a dido,
- To cut a feather,
- To cut a figure,
- To cut a play,
- To cut across,
- To cut and run,
- To cut both ways,
- To cut corners,
- To cut lots,
- To cut rates,
- To cut short,
- To cut stick,
- To cut teeth,
- To cut the cards,
- To cut the knot,
- To cut to pieces,
- To cut up shines,
- To draw cuts,
- Wood cut,
- brush cut,
- budget cut,
- clean cut,
- cold cuts,
- cost cutting,
- crew cut,
- cut across,
- cut away,
- cut back,
- cut corners,
- cut cut-rate,
- cut loose,
- cut of beef,
- cut of lamb,
- cut of meat,
- cut of mutton,
- cut of pork,
- cut of veal,
- cut price,
- cut rate,
- cut short,
- cut the mustard,
- cut to ribbons,
- cut to the chase,
- cut-in,
- cut-up,
- cutting angle,
- cutting board,
- cutting edge,
- cutting implement,
- cutting remark,
- cutting room,
- cutting tool,
- final cut,
- jump cut,
- lickety cut,
- pay cut,
- press cutting,
- price cut,
- price cutting,
- rough cut,
- salary cut,
- spending cut,
- tax cut,
- Automatic cut-off,
- Clean-cut,
- Clear-cut,
- Cut Bank, MT,
- Cut and Shoot, TX,
- Draw-cut,
- Fixed cut-off,
- Governor cut-off,
- Rose-cut,
- Screw-cutting,
- Sharp-cut,
- The cut of one's jib,
- To cut one's eyeteeth,
- To cut one's stick,
- To cut the Gordian knot,
- To have cut one's eyeteeth,
- cut-and-dried,
- cut-and-dry,
- cut-and-thrust,
- cut-price,
- cut-rate,
- cutting-edge,
- fresh-cut,
- low-cut,
- metal-cutting,
- rough-cut,
- sword-cut,
- wide-cut,
- Cross-cut file,
- Second-cut file,
- Single-cut file,
- To cut one's wisdom teeth,
- cut gashed slashed split,
- cut-rate sale,
- leaf-cutting bee,
- rose-cutting bee