What does cutting mean?
Definitions for cutting
ˈkʌt ɪŋcut·ting
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word cutting.
Princeton's WordNet
film editing, cuttingnoun
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
cutting, slipnoun
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
cut, cuttingnoun
the act of cutting something into parts
"his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
cuttingnoun
a piece cut off from the main part of something
clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cuttingnoun
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
"he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
carving, cuttingnoun
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
cut, cuttingnoun
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, cuttingnoun
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
cutting, thinningnoun
the act of diluting something
"the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
cut, cutting, cutting offadjective
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
"the barber gave him a good cut"
cutting, edged, stingingadjective
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
"cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
bleak, cutting, rawadjective
unpleasantly cold and damp
"bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinatingadjective
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"
Wiktionary
cuttingnoun
The action of the verb to cut.
How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
cuttingnoun
A section removed from the larger whole.
cuttingnoun
A newspaper clipping.
cuttingnoun
A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
cuttingnoun
An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
cuttingnoun
The editing of film or other recordings.
cuttingnoun
Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.
cuttingnoun
A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.
cuttingadjective
That is used for cutting.
I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
cuttingadjective
Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cuttingnoun
A piece cut off; a chop.
Etymology: from cut.
The burning of the cuttings of vines, and casting them upon land, doth much good. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 667.
Many are propagated above ground by slips or cuttings. John Ray.
Wikipedia
Cutting
Cutting is the separation or opening of a physical object, into two or more portions, through the application of an acutely directed force. Implements commonly used for cutting are the knife and saw, or in medicine and science the scalpel and microtome. However, any sufficiently sharp object is capable of cutting if it has a hardness sufficiently larger than the object being cut, and if it is applied with sufficient force. Even liquids can be used to cut things when applied with sufficient force (see water jet cutter).
ChatGPT
cutting
Cutting refers to the act or process of removing, separating, or shaping parts of a material, object or substance, typically using a sharp instrument like a knife, scissors, or a saw. It can also refer to a piece or segment that has been removed from the whole in this manner.
Webster Dictionary
Cutting
of Cut
Cuttingnoun
the act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc
Cuttingnoun
something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut
Cuttingadjective
adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool
Cuttingadjective
chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind
Cuttingadjective
severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply
Wikidata
Cutting
Cutting is the separation of a physical object, or a portion of a physical object, into two or more portions, through the application of an acutely directed force. Implements commonly used for cutting are the knife and saw, or in medicine and science the scalpel and microtome. However, any sufficiently sharp object is capable of cutting if it has a hardness sufficiently larger than the object being cut, and if it is applied with sufficient force. Even liquids can be used to cut things when applied with sufficient force. Cutting is a compressive and shearing phenomenon, and occurs only when the total stress generated by the cutting implement exceeds the ultimate strength of the material of the object being cut. The simplest applicable equation is stress = force/area: The stress generated by a cutting implement is directly proportional to the force with which it is applied, and inversely proportional to the area of contact. Hence, the smaller the area, the less force is needed to cut something.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cutting
The adjusting of a cask or spar, or turning it round.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CUTTING
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cutting is ranked #10026 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cutting surname appeared 3,213 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Cutting.
86.4% or 2,777 total occurrences were White.
8.7% or 280 total occurrences were Black.
1.9% or 63 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.8% or 60 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.5% or 19 total occurrences were Asian.
0.4% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'cutting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3701
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'cutting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2024
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'cutting' in Nouns Frequency: #2246
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cutting in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cutting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of cutting in a Sentence
When telling me in 2008 or 2009 that Michael Cohen was cutting employees' salaries in half -- including mine -- Michael Cohen showed me what Michael Cohen claimed was a $ 10 million IRS tax refund, and he said that Michael Cohen could not believe how stupid the government was for giving' someone like Michael Cohen' that much money back.
Macy’s is cutting the fat, becoming a leaner organization.
You heard one after another during the earnings season talk about the difficulties - they're cutting, they're closing stores, the fact of the matter is there have been questions about retail spending, and valuations overall in consumer discretionary were rich.
This is a great result for transnational organised crime (fighting) cooperation because these guys have been doing this for 10 to 15 years, we are cutting away at the model. We'll attack the insurance, the availability of supplies and crew, attack the landing ports and the markets they use. It is death by a thousand cuts.
He hit some really heavy subjects but then brought you out of that emotional moment with a cutting gag.
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Translations for cutting
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- рязане, сечене, монтажBulgarian
- mordaçCatalan, Valencian
- zářezCzech
- Steckling, Schneiden, Ableger, SenkreisGerman
- recorte, esquejeSpanish
- découpageFrench
- חיתוךHebrew
- decoupage, taleaItalian
- stekDutch
- skjæringNorwegian
- wycinek, montaż, przecięcie, sadzonka, cięcie, uszczypliwyPolish
- decupareRomanian
- вырезка, резание, монтаж, выдержка, черенок, режущий, нарезание, резка, закройка, рубкаRussian
- kesimTurkish
- різанняUkrainian
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