• the act of shortening something by Cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
• the act of diluting something; "the Cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
• the act of Cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his Cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
• the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the Cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
• Cutting away parts to create a desired shape
• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
• a piece cut off from the main part of something
• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
• suitable for Cutting or severing; "a Cutting tool"; "the Cutting edge"
• as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a Cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
• unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "Cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"

'Cutting' in other languages