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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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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.
to use a sharp tool such as a knife to break the surface of something, divide something, or make something smaller: [ T ] Cut the apple in half. [ T ] She wanted to have her hair cut (= made shorter). [ M ] We had to cut two trees down (= remove them) to make room for the swimming pool.
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 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.
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.
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.
If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
Cut Definition. kŭt. cuts, cutting. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. verb. cuts, cutting. To do the work of a sharp-edged instrument; pierce, sever, gash, etc. Webster's New World. To make an opening in as with a sharp-edged instrument; pierce; incise; gash.
When you cut something, you slice into it or remove a part of it, like when you cut your friend's hair or cut a pan of brownies into squares. You can also cut figuratively, like when you're cut by your piano teacher's sharp words or when a freak snowstorm forces you to cut your game short.
v.tr. 1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in. 2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever: cut cloth with scissors. 3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten: cut one's hair. 4. To mow, reap, or harvest: cut grain; cut grass. 5. To fell by sawing; hew. 6.
