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Cutting
noun 1.The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film. Synonym: film editing. 2.A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting. Synonym: slip. 3.The act of cutting something into parts. Synonym: cut. "His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" 4.A piece cut off from the main part of something. 6.Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape. Synonym: carving. 7.The division of a deck of cards before dealing. Synonym: cut. "The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" 8.The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge. Synonym: cut. 9.The act of diluting something. Synonym: thinning. "The thinning of paint with turpentine" 10.The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends. Synonyms: cut, cutting off. adjective 1.(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character. Synonyms: edged, stinging. "Edged satire" , "A stinging comment" 2.Unpleasantly cold and damp. Synonyms: bleak, raw. 3.Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. Synonyms: keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing. "Keen winds" , "Knifelike cold" , "Piercing knifelike pains" , "Piercing cold" , "Piercing criticism" , "A stabbing pain" , "Lancinating pain"
Cut
verb (past & past part. cut; pres. part. cutting) 1.Separate with or as if with an instrument. 4.Make an incision or separation. 5.Discharge from a group. 6.Form by probing, penetrating, or digging. "Cut trenches" , "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face" 7.Style and tailor in a certain fashion. Synonym: tailor. 8.Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction. 10.Cut and assemble the components of. Synonyms: edit, edit out. "Cut recording tape" 11.Intentionally fail to attend. Synonym: skip. 12.Be able to manage or manage successfully. Synonym: hack. "She could not cut the long days in the office" 13.Give the appearance or impression of. 15.Pass directly and often in haste. 16.Pass through or across. 17.Make an abrupt change of image or sound. 19.Make a recording of. "She cut all of her major titles again" 20.Record a performance on (a medium). 21.Create by duplicating data. Synonym: burn. "Burn a CD" 22.Form or shape by cutting or incising. 24.Function as a cutting instrument. 25.Allow incision or separation. 26.Divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult. "She cut the deck for a long time" 27.Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch. Synonyms: switch off, turn off, turn out. "Cut the engine" , "Turn out the lights" 30.Penetrate injuriously. 32.Shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of. 34.Dissolve by breaking down the fat of. 35.Have a reducing effect. 36.Cease, stop. Synonym: cut off. "We had to cut short the conversation" 39.Have grow through the gums. 40.Grow through the gums. 41.Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses). Synonym: geld.
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