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US
/ˈkətɪŋ/
]
[ UK /kˈʌtɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /kˈʌtɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels - a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
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the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
the barber gave him a good cut -
the act of cutting something into parts
his cuts were skillful
his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess -
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 - the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
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the act of diluting something
the cutting of whiskey with water
the thinning of paint with turpentine -
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
he searched through piles of letters and clippings - a piece cut off from the main part of something
- removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
ADJECTIVE
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(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
cutting remarks
edged satire
a stinging comment -
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
piercing criticism
piercing cold
a cutting wind
lancinating pain
a stabbing pain
piercing knifelike pains
keen winds
knifelike cold -
unpleasantly cold and damp
bleak winds of the North Atlantic
How To Use cutting In A Sentence
- A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge. Times, Sunday Times
- Cutting into the growth a little while you're there is also a good plan, to encourage new, bushier growth. In the garden this week: Summer pruning and preening
- They put out a plan that adds up, leaves no ox ungored and should shut up anyone who says the deficit can be contained by cutting waste, fraud, abuse and foreign aid. Two Tests of a Gridlock Mentality
- Over the winter months we've been doing a great deal of clearing up on our part-neglected croft garden, grubbing out and shredding dead shrubs and cutting back those that have either grown too large or are crowding others.
- Phase I called for dewatering and rehabilitating the No.6 shaft, sinking the shaft to the 45th level, cutting seven level stations, and diamond drilling the conglomerate bed.
- The _router-plane_, Figs. 121 and 122, is used to lower a certain part of a surface and yet keep it parallel with the surrounding part, and it is particularly useful in cutting panels, dadoes, and grooves. Handwork in Wood
- The gambier plant is propagated either by seeds or cuttings, but the latter are preferred. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, o
- They seemed to be in a serious mood, perhaps brooding on the deteriorating human behaviour that cannot see that he is cutting the same very branch that he is sitting on.
- The sound is a direct descendant of old skool UK garage, the bumpy beats of yore with rubbery basslines and cutting edge sampling techniques, taking in everything from soul to electro to jazz to blue grass.
- When prices fall, commodity producers can maintain profitability by cutting costs or increasing output.