cutting
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[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
cutting
- Present participle of cut.
[edit] Noun
cutting (countable and uncountable; plural cuttings)
- (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
- How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- (countable) A section removed from the larger whole.
- (countable) A newspaper clipping.
- (countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
- (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
- (uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.
- (uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.
- (countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.
[edit] Synonyms
- (narrow passage for a transportation route): cut
[edit] Translations
1. action of to cut
2. a section removed from the larger whole
3. a newspaper clipping
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4. a leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant
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5. an abridged selection of written work
7. self-harm: the act of cutting one's own skin
[edit] Adjective
cutting (comparative more cutting, superlative most cutting)
- (not comparable) That is used for cutting.
- I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
- The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
[edit] Translations
potentially hurtful
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