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- Dictionarycutting/ˈkʌtɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action of cutting something: "the cutting of the cake"
- 2. a piece cut off from something, especially what remains when something is being trimmed or prepared: "grass cuttings" Similar
adjective
- 1. capable of cutting something: "the cutting blades of the hedge trimmer"
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1. : something cut or cut off or out: such as. a. : a plant section originating from stem, leaf, or root and capable of developing into a new plant. b. : harvest. 2. : something made by cutting. especially : record sense 4. 3. : self-harm in which a person purposely cuts or scratches the skin.
CUTTING definition: 1. an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine 2. a piece cut off from a plant that…. Learn more.
noun. the act of a person or thing that cuts. something cut, cut off, or cut out. Horticulture. a piece, as a root, stem, or leaf, cut from a plant and used for propagation. something made by cutting, as a recording. a form of repetitive self-injury in which a person deliberately cuts the skin, as to cope with stress or negative emotions. Manège.
A cutting is a narrow valley cut through a hill so that a railway line or road can pass through. A cutting remark is unkind and likely to hurt someone's feelings. People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior or powerful. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definitions of cutting. noun. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge. synonyms: cut. see more. adjective. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. “a cutting wind” synonyms: keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing. sharp. keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point. adjective.
adj. 1. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing: a cutting tool. 2. Sharply penetrating; piercing: a cutting wind. 3. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others: "He can say the driest, most cutting things in the quietest of tones" (Charlotte Brontë). n. 1. A part cut off from a main body. 2.
CUTTING meaning: 1. an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine 2. a piece cut off from a plant that…. Learn more.
a. : to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument. cut one's hand with a knife. b. : to hurt the feelings of. Her sarcasm cut him to the quick. c. : to strike sharply with a cutting effect. cut him across the legs with a whip. d. : to strike (a ball) with a glancing blow that imparts a reverse spin. cut a tennis ball with an inclined racket.
What is a basic definition of cut? Cut is a verb that means to use a sharp tool on something, to stop, or to reduce. The word cut has many other senses as a verb, adjective, and noun.
cut / kʌt / vb (cuts, cutting, cut) to open up or incise (a person or thing) with a sharp edge or instrument; gash (of a sharp instrument) to penetrate or incise (a person or thing)
