cutting

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cutting

A gardener is cutting a hedge with shears.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act of using a sharp tool to divide, shorten, or shape something: The action of making an incision, separation, or reduction in size.
    • A piece removed by cutting: A part, such as a stem, leaf, or clipping, that has been severed from a main source.
    • An edited excerpt: A section, such as text or film, that has been removed or selected from a larger work.
    • A passage made by excavating: A trench or channel cut through land, as for a road or railway.

  2. Adjective:

    • Physically sharp or penetrating: Capable of making an incision or having a keen edge.
    • Causing a sensation of sharp cold or pain: Unpleasantly cold and damp, or painfully sharp, as if from a blade.
    • Hurtfully sharp in tone or character: Speech or criticism that is intentionally harsh, sarcastic, or wounding.
Usage

  • As a Noun: Used to refer to the action, the result of the action, or a specific passageway.

    • The cutting of the fabric must be precise.
    • She planted a rose cutting in the pot.
    • The film director supervised the final cutting of the scene.
    • The train sped through the deep cutting in the hillside.

  • As an Adjective: Used to describe something that is sharp, painfully cold, or verbally harsh.

    • He felt a cutting pain in his side.
    • We faced a cutting wind from the north.
    • Her cutting remarks left him speechless.
Advanced Usage

  • "Cutting edge": The forefront of development in a particular field (Note: This is a compound noun phrase where "cutting" functions adjectivally).

    • The company is at the cutting edge of biotechnology.

  • In Film/Media: The process of selecting and assembling shots.

    • The final cutting of the documentary took three months.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cut (v/n): The base form of the action or a wound made by a sharp tool.
  • Cutter (n): A person or tool that cuts.
  • Uncut (adj): Not cut, shortened, or edited.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Slicing, clipping, excerpt, trench, incision.
  • Adjective: Sharp, biting, piercing, stinging, caustic, sarcastic.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Compounds
  • Cutting down (phrasal verb): Reducing in size or amount; felling a tree.
    • They are cutting down on expenses.
  • Cutting out (phrasal verb): Removing by cutting; stopping doing something.
    • She is cutting out sugar from her diet.
  • Cutting board (compound noun): A board on which food is cut.
  • Cutting room (compound noun): A room where film is edited.
Related Idioms
  • Cutting corners: Doing something in the easiest or cheapest way, often sacrificing quality.
    • The builder was accused of cutting corners, which led to safety issues.
  • Cutting it fine: Allowing very little time or margin for something.
    • Arriving just five minutes before the flight is cutting it fine.
cutting

A gardener is cutting a hedge with shears.

Adjective
  1. 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
  2. unpleasantly cold and damp
    • bleak winds of the North Atlantic
  3. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
    • cutting remarks
    • edged satire
    • a stinging comment
Noun
  1. the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
    • the barber gave him a good cut
  2. the act of diluting something
    • the cutting of whiskey with water
    • the thinning of paint with turpentine
  3. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
    • his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
  4. 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
  5. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
  6. an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
    • he searched through piles of letters and clippings
  7. a piece cut off from the main part of something
  8. the act of cutting something into parts
    • his cuts were skillful
    • his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
  9. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
  10. the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

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