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/ˈkʌtɪŋ/
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That is used for cutting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Piercing, sharp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Of a beverage: half-sized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Cutthroat; ruthlessly competitive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
The action of the verb to cut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A section removed from a larger whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chip, slice, bit, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment, hunk, lump, mammock, ort, piece, piecemeal, portion, scrap, scraplet, snead, snippet, steck
Antonyms: none provided
A section removed from a larger whole.
A newspaper clipping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chip, slice, bit, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment, hunk, lump, mammock, ort, piece, piecemeal, portion, scrap, scraplet, snead, snippet, steck
Antonyms: none provided
A section removed from a larger whole.
A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chip, slice, bit, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment, hunk, lump, mammock, ort, piece, piecemeal, portion, scrap, scraplet, snead, snippet, steck
Antonyms: none provided
An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cut
Antonyms: embankment
The editing of film or other recordings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: sound engineering
Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: engineering, machining, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
Boring, drilling, milling, and turning are all different kinds of metal cutting processes.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
present participle and gerund of cut
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 17
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a cutting wind keen winds knifelike cold piercing knifelike pains piercing cold piercing criticism a stabbing pain lancinating pain
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
Antonyms: none provided
18
adjective satellite
Meaning 18
unpleasantly cold and damp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bleak winds of the North Atlantic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bleak, raw
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 19
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
cutting remarks edged satire a stinging comment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: edged, stinging
Antonyms: none provided
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the barber gave him a good cut
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cut, cutting off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shortening
Narrower terms: clip, clipping, snip, haircut, trim, trimming, shearing
the act of diluting something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the cutting of whiskey with water the thinning of paint with turpentine
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thinning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dilution
the act of cutting something into parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his cuts were skillful his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: division
Narrower terms: severance, severing, dissection, scission, slicing, undercut
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: opening
Narrower terms: notch, nick, snick, slash, gash, incision, section, surgical incision
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: division
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carving
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creating by removal
Narrower terms: petroglyph, truncation
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: film editing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creating by removal
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he searched through piles of letters and clippings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection
a piece cut off from the main part of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: part, piece
Narrower terms: pruning
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stalk, stem
Narrower terms: quickset
Across languages
Translations 112 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
режещ
(režešt)
— that is used for cutting
Galician :
tallante
— that is used for cutting
Serbo-Croatian :
rezni
— that is used for cutting
Spanish :
cortante
— that is used for cutting
Catalan :
mordaç
— (potentially) hurtful
Esperanto :
acerba
— (potentially) hurtful
Italian :
tagliente
— (potentially) hurtful
Italian :
affilato
— (potentially) hurtful
Italian :
pungente
— (potentially) hurtful
Italian :
graffiante
— (potentially) hurtful
Italian :
sferzante
— (potentially) hurtful
Polish :
uszczypliwy
— (potentially) hurtful
Portuguese :
cortante
— (potentially) hurtful
Russian :
ре́жущий
(réžuščij)
— (potentially) hurtful
Serbo-Croatian :
rezak
— (potentially) hurtful
Spanish :
tajante
— (potentially) hurtful
Bulgarian :
рязане
(rjazane)
— action of the verb to cut
Bulgarian :
сечене
(sečene)
— action of the verb to cut
Danish :
beskæring
— action of the verb to cut
Finnish :
leikkaus
— action of the verb to cut
Finnish :
leikkaaminen
— action of the verb to cut
French :
découpage
— action of the verb to cut
German :
Schneiden
— action of the verb to cut
Greek :
κόψιμο
(kópsimo)
— action of the verb to cut
Hebrew :
חיתוך
(khitukh)
— action of the verb to cut
Irish :
gearrthóireacht
— action of the verb to cut
Malayalam :
മുറിക്കൽ
(muṟikkal)
— action of the verb to cut
Polish :
cięcie
— action of the verb to cut
Polish :
przecięcie
— action of the verb to cut
Portuguese :
corte
— action of the verb to cut
Romanian :
decupare
— action of the verb to cut
Romanian :
tăiere
— action of the verb to cut
Russian :
ре́зка
(rézka)
— action of the verb to cut
Russian :
ре́зание
(rézanije)
— action of the verb to cut
Russian :
нареза́ние
(narezánije)
— action of the verb to cut
Russian :
ру́бка
(rúbka)
— action of the verb to cut
Russian :
закро́йка
(zakrójka)
— action of the verb to cut
Serbo-Croatian :
rezanje
— action of the verb to cut
Spanish :
corte
— action of the verb to cut
Spanish :
recorte
— action of the verb to cut
Spanish :
recortadura
— action of the verb to cut
Spanish :
cortamiento
— action of the verb to cut
Swahili :
ukataji
— action of the verb to cut
Swedish :
skärning
— action of the verb to cut
Taos :
tę̀ʼéne
— action of the verb to cut
Turkish :
kesim
— action of the verb to cut
Bulgarian :
изрезка
(izrezka)
— section removed from a larger whole
Finnish :
leike
— section removed from a larger whole
Malayalam :
മുറി
(muṟi)
— section removed from a larger whole
Malayalam :
കഷണം
(kaṣaṇaṁ)
— section removed from a larger whole
Portuguese :
corte
— section removed from a larger whole
Russian :
вы́резка
(výrezka)
— section removed from a larger whole
Serbo-Croatian :
odrezak
— section removed from a larger whole
Swedish :
avsnitt
— section removed from a larger whole
Bulgarian :
изрезка
(izrezka)
— newspaper clipping
Danish :
udklip
— newspaper clipping
Dutch :
knipsel
— newspaper clipping
Finnish :
leike
— newspaper clipping
French :
coupure
— newspaper clipping
Greek :
απόκομμα
(apókomma)
— newspaper clipping
Polish :
wycinek
— newspaper clipping
Portuguese :
recorte
— newspaper clipping
Russian :
вы́резка
(výrezka)
— newspaper clipping
Russian :
вы́держка
(výderžka)
— newspaper clipping
Serbo-Croatian :
izrezak
— newspaper clipping
Swedish :
urklipp
— newspaper clipping
Swedish :
pressklipp
— newspaper clipping
Catalan :
esqueix
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Catalan :
estaca
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Czech :
řízek
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Danish :
stikling
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Dutch :
stek
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Finnish :
pistokas
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
French :
bouture
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Galician :
escallo
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Galician :
estaca
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
German :
Steckling
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
German :
Ableger
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
German :
Senkreis
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Greek :
ξεμασκαλίδι
(xemaskalídi)
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Hungarian :
dugvány
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Italian :
talea
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Latin :
virgulta
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Norwegian :
skjæring
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Polish :
sadzonka
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Polish :
odnóżka
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Portuguese :
estaca
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Russian :
черено́к
(čerenók)
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Serbo-Croatian :
reznica
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Spanish :
esqueje
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Swedish :
stickling
— leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
Finnish :
katkelma
— abridged selection of written work
Serbo-Croatian :
sažetak
— abridged selection of written work
Swedish :
urval
— abridged selection of written work
Czech :
zářez
— open passage dug for a canal, railway, or road
Finnish :
leikkaus
— open passage dug for a canal, railway, or road
Greek :
όρυγμα
(órygma)
— open passage dug for a canal, railway, or road
Hebrew :
מִבְתָּר
— open passage dug for a canal, railway, or road
Russian :
выемка
(vyjemka)
— open passage dug for a canal, railway, or road
Serbo-Croatian :
prosjeka
— open passage dug for a canal, railway, or road
Bulgarian :
монта́ж
(montáž)
— editing of film or other recordings
Finnish :
leikkaaminen
— editing of film or other recordings
French :
montage
— editing of film or other recordings
Italian :
decoupage
— editing of film or other recordings
Polish :
montaż
— editing of film or other recordings
Portuguese :
corte
— editing of film or other recordings
Russian :
монта́ж
(montáž)
— editing of film or other recordings
Serbo-Croatian :
montaža
— editing of film or other recordings
Swedish :
klippning
— editing of film or other recordings
Bulgarian :
порязване
(porjazvane)
— act of cutting one's own skin
Finnish :
leikkaaminen
— act of cutting one's own skin
Serbo-Croatian :
rezanje
— act of cutting one's own skin
