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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.
The meaning of CUTTING is something cut or cut off or out. How to use cutting in a sentence.
A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine. ...a stack of old photographs and newspaper cuttings. Here are the press cuttings and reviews. A cutting from a plant is a part of the plant that you have cut off so that you can grow a new plant from it.
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.
CUT definition: 1. to break the surface of something, or to divide or make something smaller, using a sharp tool…. Learn more.
the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
to make or fashion by cutting, such as a garment. Education[~+object] to fail to attend; make oneself absent from: began to cut classes and skip homework.
Definition of cutting noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. Mrs. Haines stood nearby, holding scissors to cut a ribbon. [VERB noun] Cut the tomatoes in half vertically.
What does the noun cutting mean? There are 22 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cutting, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
