noun
1. the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
e.g. the barber gave him a good cut
Synonym: cutcutting off
2. the act of diluting something
e.g. the cutting of whiskey with water
the thinning of paint with turpentine
Synonym: thinning
3. the act of cutting something into parts
e.g. his cuts were skillful
his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
Synonym: cut
4. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
e.g. his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
Synonym: cut
5. the division of a deck of cards before dealing
e.g. he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal
the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
Synonym: cut
6. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
Synonym: carving
7. the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
Synonym: film editing
8. an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
e.g. he searched through piles of letters and clippings
Synonym: clippingnewspaper clippingpress clippingpress cutting
9. a piece cut off from the main part of something
10. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
Synonym: slip
adj
1. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
e.g. a cutting wind
keen winds
knifelike cold
piercing knifelike pains
piercing cold
piercing criticism
a stabbing pain
lancinating pain
Synonym: keenknifelikepiercingstabbinglancinatelancinating
2. unpleasantly cold and damp
e.g. bleak winds of the North Atlantic
Synonym: bleakraw
3. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
e.g. cutting remarks
edged satire
a stinging comment
Synonym: edgedstinging