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cutting

/ˈkʌtɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The action of the verb to cut.
  2. A section removed from a larger whole.
  3. A newspaper clipping.
  4. A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
  5. An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
  6. An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
  7. The editing of film or other recordings.
  8. The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
  9. The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
  10. That is used for cutting.
  11. Piercing, sharp.
  12. Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt.
  13. Of a beverage: half-sized.
  14. Cutthroat; ruthlessly competitive.
  15. present participle and gerund of cut
  16. A surname.

Etymology / origin

From cut + -ing.

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