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cut·ting
(kŭt′ĭng)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: "He can say the driest, most cutting things in the quietest of tones" (Charlotte Brontë).
n.
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.
6. Self-injury in which cuts are made in the skin.
cut′ting·ly adv.
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cutting
(ˈkʌtɪŋ)n
1. a piece cut off from the main part of something
2. (Horticulture) horticulture
a. a method of vegetative propagation in which a part of a plant, such as a stem or leaf, is induced to form its own roots
b. a part separated for this purpose
3. (Journalism & Publishing) Also called (esp US and Canadian): clipping an article, photograph, etc, cut from a newspaper or other publication
4. (Film) the editing process by which a film is cut and made
5. (Civil Engineering) an excavation in a piece of high land for a road, railway, etc, enabling it to remain at approximately the same level
6. informal Irish sharp-wittedness: there is no cutting in him.
7. (modifier) designed for or adapted to cutting; edged; sharp: a cutting tool.
adj
8. keen; piercing: a cutting wind.
9. tending to hurt the feelings: a cutting remark.
ˈcuttingly adv
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cut•ting
(ˈkʌt ɪŋ)n.
1. the act of one that cuts.
2. something cut, cut off, or cut out.
3. a piece, as a root, stem, or leaf, cut from a plant for propagation.
4. something made by cutting, as a recording.
5. a clipping from a newspaper, magazine, etc.
adj. 6. designed or used for cutting.
7. penetrating or dividing by or as if by a cut.
8. piercing, as a wind.
9. sarcastic.
[1350–1400]
cut′ting•ly, adv.
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Cutting
of cobblers: cobblers or shoemakers collectively—Lipton, 1970.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
cutting
A method of propagating a plant vegetatively by cutting off a leaf, shoot, root or bud, and encouraging the development of new roots.
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| Noun | 1. |  cutting - the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a filmcreating 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 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" | |
| 3. | cutting - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" 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"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 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" division - the act or process of dividing | |
| 8. | cutting - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" opening - becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for" 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" 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" shortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" haircut - the act of cutting the hair 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" 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"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" sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" |
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cutting
adjective
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Translations
قُصَاصَةقِطعة من نَبْته: تَركيبَـهقِطْعَـه من جَريدَهلاذِع، قارِص، جارِح للشُّعورمَمَر، قناة
výstřižekzářezjedovatýřízekvýkop
udklipbidendegennemskæringskarpstikling
lehtileike
izrezak
dugványújságkivágat
afleggjari, græîlingurgröftur eîa skurîursærandiúrklippur
切り抜き
절단
odrezokpriesek
stickling
การตัด
bài báo cắt ra
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cutting
[ˈkʌtɪŋ] n
[knife] → tranchant mcutting-edge [ˌkʌtɪŋˈɛdʒ] modif [technology, research] → de pointe; [design, fashion] → avant-gardistecutting room n (CINEMA) → salle f de montage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cutting
n
→ Schneiden nt; (of grass) → Mähen nt; (of cake) → Anschneiden nt; (of rope) → Durchschneiden nt, → Kappen nt; (of garment) → Zuschneiden nt, → Zuschnitt m; (= cutting off) → Abschneiden nt; (with sword) → Abschlagen nt
(= shaping) (of steps) → Schlagen nt; (of channel, trench) → Graben nt; (of figure) (in wood) → Schnitzen nt → (in aus); (in stone) → Hauen nt → (in aus); (of glass, crystal, jewel) → Schliff m; (of key) → Anfertigung f; (of record) → Pressen nt, → Herstellung f
(= reduction, of prices) → Senkung f, → Herabsetzung f; (of quality) → Verminderung f; (of quantity) → Reduzierung f; (of working hours) → Verkürzung f; (of expenses, salary) → Kürzung f
(Brit: = road cutting, railway cutting) → Durchstich m
(Brit: = clipping) (from newspaper) → Ausschnitt m; (of cloth) → Schnipsel m, → Stückchen (Stoff) nt
adj
(fig) wind, cold → schneidend; remark, tongue → scharf, spitz; to be cutting to somebody → jdm gegenüber spitze Bemerkungen machen
cutting
:cutting board
n (US) = chopping board
cutting edge
cutting room
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cut
(kat) – present participle ˈcutting: past tense past participle cut – verb1. to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge. He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.
2. to separate or divide by cutting. She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.
3. to make by cutting. She cut a hole in the cloth.
4. to shorten by cutting; to trim. to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.
5. to reduce. They cut my wages by ten per cent.
6. to remove. They cut several passages from the film.
7. to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of). I cut my hand on a piece of glass.
8. to divide (a pack of cards).
9. to stop. When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!'
10. to take a short route or way. He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.
11. to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure). An axis cuts a circle in two places.
12. to stay away from (a class, lecture etc). He cut school and went to the cinema.
13. (also cut dead) to ignore completely. She cut me dead in the High Street.
noun1. the result of an act of cutting. a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.
2. the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc. the cut of the jacket.
3. a piece of meat cut from an animal. a cut of beef.
ˈcutter noun1. a person or thing that cuts. a wood-cutter; a glass-cutter.
2. a type of small sailing ship.
ˈcutting noun1. a piece of plant cut off and replanted to form another plant.
2. an article cut out from a newspaper etc. She collects cuttings about the Royal Family.
3. a trench dug through a hillside etc, in which a railway, road etc is built.
adjective insulting or offending. a cutting remark.
cut glass glass with ornamental patterns cut on the surface, used for drinking glasses etc.
ˈcut-price cheaper than normal. cut-price goods; a cut-price store.
ˈcut-throat noun a murderer.
adjective fierce; ruthless. cut-throat business competition.
a cut above (obviously) better than. He's a cut above the average engineer.
cut and dried fixed and definite. cut-and-dried opinions.
cut back to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun ˈcutback) cut both ways
to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc. That argument cuts both ways!
cut a dash to have a smart or striking appearance. He cuts a dash in his purple suit.
cut down1. to cause to fall by cutting. He has cut down the apple tree.
2. to reduce (an amount taken etc). I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.
cut in to interrupt. She cut in with a remark.
cut it fine to allow barely enough time, money etc for something that must be done.
cut no ice to have no effect. This sort of flattery cuts no ice with me.
cut off1. to interrupt or break a telephone connection. I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.
2. to separate. They were cut off from the rest of the army.
3. to stop or prevent delivery of. They've cut off our supplies of coal.
cut one's losses to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable.
cut one's teeth to grow one's first teeth. The baby's cutting his first tooth.
cut out1. to stop working, sometimes because of a safety device. The engines cut out (noun ˈcut-out).
2. to stop. I've cut out smoking.
cut short1. to make shorter than intended. He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.
2. to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them. I tried to apologize but he cut me short.
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