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 mainpart 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"
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 openingopen with a sharpedge "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. (noun)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 sharpinstrument "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
Definition of 'cutting'
