CUTTING | Definition and Meaning

Definition of Cutting

Cutting

cut·ting

Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

sharp and hurtful, meant to cause emotional pain;

e.g. I tried to ignore her cutting remarks.

(adjective)

sharp and capable of making an incision in something;

e.g. Do not touch the cutting edge of the knife blade.

(verb)

making an incision or opening in something using an object or a tool with a sharp edge, or dividing/separating something into pieces or sections, often using a sharp tool;

e.g. This tool is used for cutting holes in leather. He has been cutting vegetables for the past ten minutes.

(verb)

using a sharp tool to remove portions of something in order to make something or change its form;

e.g. She is cutting the bush into a round shape. He is trained in the methods of cutting hair.

(verb)

interrupting something's functioning or supply, or breaking it off entirely;

e.g. They will be cutting the building's water supply. She is cutting the lesson short today.

(noun)

the action or process of making incisions in something or dividing it into pieces;

e.g. We all wanted to be there for the cutting of the cake.

(noun)

a part or piece of something that has been separated from the whole, especially a piece of a plant that is separated and used for propagation or a section of a periodical or newspaper that is clipped out for some reason;

e.g. I took a cutting from her rose bush to try to grow my own. There was a newspaper cutting on the desk bearing a photograph of him.