1. (noun) film editing, cutting
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
2. (noun) cutting, slip
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
3. (noun) cut, cutting
the act of cutting something into parts
"his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
4. (noun) cutting
a piece cut off from the main part of something
5. (noun) clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
"he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
6. (noun) carving, cutting
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
7. (noun) cut, 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"
8. (noun) cut, cutting
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
9. (noun) cutting, thinning
the act of diluting something
"the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
10. (adj) cut, cutting, cutting off
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
"the barber gave him a good cut"
11. (adj) cutting, edged, stinging
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
"cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
12. (adj) bleak, cutting, raw
unpleasantly cold and damp
"bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
13. (adj) cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
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"
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Definition of 'cutting' 
