Hyphenation of cutting

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cut-ting

Definitions of cutting:

1.
The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
2.
A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
3.
The act of cutting something into parts
His cuts were skillful His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
4.
A piece cut off from the main part of something
5.
An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
He searched through piles of letters and clippings
6.
Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
7.
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.
The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
9.
The act of diluting something
The cutting of whiskey with water The thinning of paint with turpentine
10.
The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
The barber gave him a good cut
11.
Separate with or as if with an instrument
Cut the rope
12.
Cut down on
Make a reduction in Reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits
13.
Turn sharply
Change direction abruptly The car cut to the left at the intersection The motorbike veered to the right
14.
Make an incision or separation
Cut along the dotted line
15.
Discharge from a group
The coach cut two players from the team
16.
Form by probing, penetrating, or digging
Cut a hole Cut trenches The sweat cut little rivulets into her face
17.
Style and tailor in a certain fashion
Cut a dress
18.
Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
Cut a Ping-Pong ball
19.
Make out and issue
Write out a check Cut a ticket Please make the check out to me
20.
Cut and assemble the components of
Edit film Cut recording tape
21.
Intentionally fail to attend
Cut class
22.
Be able to manage or manage successfully
I can't hack it anymore She could not cut the long days in the office
23.
Give the appearance or impression of
Cut a nice figure
24.
Move (one's fist)
His opponent cut upward toward his chin
25.
Pass directly and often in haste
We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner
26.
Pass through or across
The boat cut the water
27.
Make an abrupt change of image or sound
Cut from one scene to another
28.
Stop filming
Cut a movie scene
29.
Make a recording of
Cut the songs She cut all of her major titles again
30.
Record a performance on (a medium)
Cut a record
31.
Create by duplicating data
Cut a disk Burn a CD
32.
Form or shape by cutting or incising
Cut paper dolls
33.
Perform or carry out
Cut a caper
34.
Function as a cutting instrument
This knife cuts well
35.
Allow incision or separation
This bread cuts easily
36.
Divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
Wayne cut She cut the deck for a long time
37.
Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
Turn off the stereo
38.
Please
Cut the engine Turn out the lights
39.
Reap or harvest
Cut grain
40.
Fell by sawing
Hew The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia
41.
Penetrate injuriously
The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead
42.
Refuse to acknowledge
She cut him dead at the meeting
43.
Shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
Cut my hair
44.
Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
We had to lose weight
45.
So we cut the sugar from our diet
46.
Dissolve by breaking down the fat of
Soap cuts grease
47.
Have a reducing effect
This cuts into my earnings
48.
Cease, stop
Cut the noise We had to cut short the conversation
49.
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
The manuscript must be shortened
50.
Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Cut bourbon
51.
Have grow through the gums
The baby cut a tooth
52.
Grow through the gums
The new tooth is cutting
53.
Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
The vet gelded the young horse
54.
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
Cutting remarks Edged satire A stinging comment
55.
Unpleasantly cold and damp
Bleak winds of the North Atlantic
56.
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

Synonyms of cutting:

adj edged, stinging, unkind
adj bleak, raw, cold
adj keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating, sharp
adj sharp
nounfilm editing, creating by removal
noun slip, stalk, stem
noun cut, division
noun part, piece
noun clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, excerpt, extract, selection
noun carving, creating by removal
noun cut, division
noun cut, opening
noun thinning, dilution
noun cut, cutting off, shortening

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