Sekirov Dictionary

cutting

/ˈkʌtɪŋ/

noun 9
adjective 5
forms 1
phrases 5

noun9

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The action of the verb to cut.
- How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
The editing of film or other recordings.
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The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
- Boring, drilling, milling, and turning are all different kinds of metal cutting processes.
The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
A section removed from a larger whole.
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A newspaper clipping.
- H.P. Lovecraft, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Moved by some vague presentiment amidst the horrors of that period, Willett arranged with an international press-cutting bureau for accounts of notable current crimes and accidents in Prague and in eastern Transylvania; and after six months believed that he had found two very significant things amongst the multifarious items he received and had translated.
A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
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An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
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(UK) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
- We flash across the level. / We thunder thro' the bridges. / We bicker down the cuttings. / We sway along the ridges. — 1876

adjective5

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That is used for cutting.
- I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
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Piercing, sharp.
- The weather was atrocious, with bitterly cold wind and cutting sleet—rather appropriate, considering Aunt Fonteyn's temperament. — 2004
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Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt.
- The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
(India) Of a beverage: half-sized.
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(slang, no longer used) Cutthroat; ruthlessly competitive.
- […] there are always some "free lances" who are ready to do a "cutting" trade, and thus become formidable competitors. — 1889

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Phrases with cutting

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