cutting

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Synonyms: jutting, putting, tutting, rutting, nutting, gutting, butting, catting, hutting, cutling, cunting

Antonyms: jutting, putting, tutting, rutting, nutting, gutting, butting, catting, hutting, cutling, cunting

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} The [[action]] of the [[verb]] ''to [[cut#Verb|cut]]''.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[section#Noun|section]] [[remove#Verb|removed]] from a [[large]]r [[whole]].
3. {{lb|en|countable}} An [[abridge]]d [[selection]] of [[written]] [[work#Noun|work]], often [[intend]]ed for [[performance]].
4. {{lb|en|countable|UK}} An [[open#Adjective|open]] [[passage#Noun|passage]] at a [[level#Noun|level]] [[low#Adjective|lower]] than the [[surrounding#Adjective|surrounding]] [[terrain]], [[dig#Verb|dug]] for a [[canal#Noun|canal]], [[railway]], or [[road#Noun|road]] to [[go through]].
5. {{lb|en|uncountable|cinematography|sound engineering}} The [[edit#Verb|editing]] of [[film#Noun|film]] or other [[recording#Noun|recordings]].
6. {{lb|en|uncountable|machining}} The [[process#Noun|process]] of [[bring]]ing [[metal]]s to a [[desired#Adjective|desired]] [[shape#Noun|shape]] by [[chip away|chipping away]] the [[unwanted]] [[material#Noun|material]].
7. {{lb|en|uncountable|psychology}} The [[act#Noun|act]] of cutting one's own [[skin#Noun|skin]] as a [[symptom]] of a [[mental disorder]]; [[self-harm]].

Adjective

1. That is [[use#Verb|used]] for [[cut#Verb|cutting]].
2. [[piercing#Adjective|Piercing]], [[sharp#Adjective|sharp]].
3. Of [[criticism]], [[remark#Noun|remarks]], etc.: ([[potentially]]) [[hurtful]]; [[curt]].
4. {{lb|en|India}} Of a [[beverage]]: [[half]]-[[sized#Adjective|sized]].
5. {{lb|en|slang|obsolete}} {{U|cutthroat}}; ruthlessly competitive.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|cut||ing-form}}

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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