cutting
/ˈkʌtɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- (heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
- To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- (heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
- (audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.
- To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- The action of the verb to cut.
- A section removed from a larger whole.
- An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
- (sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
- The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
- That is used for cutting.
- Piercing, sharp.
- Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
- Of a beverage: half-sized.
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