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cutting

/ˈkʌtɪŋ/

Phonetics

/ˈkʌtɪŋ/

verb

(heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
(heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
(audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.
Example: After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, "Cut!"
To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
Example: The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy.
To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
To remove and place in memory for later use.
Example: Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application.
To enter a queue in the wrong place.
Example: One student kept trying to cut in front of the line.
To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
Example: This road cuts right through downtown.
To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
To change direction suddenly.
Example: The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.
To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
Example: If you cut then I'll deal.
To write.
Example: cut orders; cut a check
To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
Example: Drug dealers sometimes cut cocaine with lidocaine.
To exhibit (a quality).
To stop or disengage.
Example: Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!
To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
To lose body mass after bulking, aiming to keep the additional muscle but lose the fat.
To perform (a dancing movement etc.).

noun

The action of the verb to cut.
Example: How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
A section removed from a larger whole.
An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
Example: The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
(sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
Example: Boring, drilling, milling, and turning are all different kinds of metal cutting processes.
The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.

adjective

That is used for cutting.
Example: I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
Piercing, sharp.
Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
Example: The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
Of a beverage: half-sized.
Example: a cutting chai