cutting

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈkʌtɪŋ/]

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1. cutting (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The action of the verb to cut.

Example: How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?

2. cutting (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A section removed from a larger whole.

Example: [O]bſerving [...] abundance of Matter floating in the Urine like Bran, with a great Number of Recrements like Cuttings of Hair, ſome above an Inch long, which Subſtances were found in all the Water that I made in above Twelve Months; for which I could get no Remedy: I was adviſed to drink Water, which in about half a Year did intirely free me from thoſe Symptoms, [...]

3. cutting (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A section removed from a larger whole.: A newspaper clipping.

Example: Extract from "Newspaper Cuttings relating to Sussex," (Sussex Archaeological Collections, 1872, pp. 140, 141.)

4. cutting (adj) — sense 4

Definition: That is used for cutting.

Example: I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.

5. cutting (adj) — sense 5

Definition: Piercing, sharp.

Example: The weather was atrocious, with bitterly cold wind and cutting sleet—rather appropriate, considering Aunt Fonteyn's temperament.

6. cutting (adj) — sense 6

Definition: Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt.

Example: The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.

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