cutting

cut·ting (k

ng)

adj.

1. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing: a cutting tool.

2. Sharply penetrating; piercing: a cutting wind.

3. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others: a cutting remark. See Synonyms at incisive.

1. A part cut off from a main body.

2. A part, such as a stem, leaf, or root, removed from a plant to propagate a new plant, as through rooting or grafting.

3. An excavation made through high ground in a construction project.

4. The editing of film or recording tape.

5. Chiefly British A clipping, as from a newspaper.

cutting·ly adv.

cutting

Noun

1. an article cut from a newspaper or magazine

2. a piece cut from a plant for rooting or grafting

3. a passage cut through high ground for a road or railway

4. the editing process of a film

Adjective

1. (of a remark) likely to hurt the feelings

2. keen; piercing: a cutting wind

3. designed for cutting: the hatchet's blade is largely stone, but its cutting edge is made of copper

Cutting of cobblers: cobblers or shoemakers collectively—Lipton, 1970.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	cutting - the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film film editing creating by removal - the act of creating by removing something
	2.	cutting - a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting slip quickset - cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines; "a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard" stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
	3.	cutting - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" cut severing, severance - the act of severing division - the act or process of dividing dissection - cutting so as to separate into pieces scission - the act of dividing by cutting or splitting slicing - the act of cutting into slices undercut - a cut made underneath to remove material
	4.	cutting - a piece cut off from the main part of something part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" pruning - something that has been pruned off of a plant
	5.	cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
	6.	cutting - removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape carving creating by removal - the act of creating by removing something petroglyph - a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people) truncation - the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
	7.	cutting - the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" cut division - the act or process of dividing card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
	8.	cutting - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" cut opening - becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for" snick, nick, notch - a small cut gash, slash - a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument surgical incision, incision, section - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
	9.	cutting - the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" thinning dilution - weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
	10.	cutting - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" cutting off, cut shortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" snip, clipping, clip - the act of clipping or snipping haircut - the act of cutting the hair clipping, trimming, trim - cutting down to the desired size or shape shearing - removing by cutting off or clipping
Adj.	1.	cutting - (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" stinging, edged unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"
	2.	cutting - unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" bleak, raw cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
	3.	cutting - painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing, knifelike, keen sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"