ALL meanings of cutting
cut·ting
C c - noun cutting one of several pieces of straw, paper, etc., used in drawing lots. 1
- noun cutting Movies, Television. the instantaneous or gradual transition from one shot or scene to another in an edited film. an edited version of a film. Compare rough cut, final cut. an act or instance of editing a film. 1
- noun cutting an individual song, musical piece, or other similar material on a record or tape. 1
- noun cutting any product of the fractional distillation of petroleum. 1
- adjective cutting that has been subjected to cutting; divided into pieces by cutting; detached by cutting: cut flowers. 1
- adjective cutting fashioned by cutting; having the surface shaped or ornamented by grinding, polishing, or the like: cut diamonds. 1
- adjective cutting reduced by or as if by cutting: cut whiskey; cut prices. 1
- adjective cutting Botany. incised; cleft. 1
- adjective cutting castrated; gelded. 1
- adjective cutting Slang. drunk. 1
- verb with object cutting to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger. 1
- verb with object cutting to divide with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope. 1
- verb with object cutting to detach with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; separate from the main body; lop off: to cut a slice from a loaf of bread. 1
- verb with object cutting to hew or saw down; fell: to cut timber. 1
- verb with object cutting to trim by clipping, shearing, paring, or pruning: to cut hair. 1
- verb with object cutting to mow; reap; harvest: to cut grain. 1
- verb with object cutting to abridge or shorten; edit by omitting a part or parts: to cut a speech. 1
- verb with object cutting to repeatedly inflict injury on (oneself) by deliberately cutting the skin, as to cope with stress or negative emotions: Some teenagers cut themselves to stop their emotional pain. 1
- verb with object cutting to lower, reduce, diminish, or curtail (sometimes followed by down): to cut prices. 1
- verb with object cutting to dilute; make less thick: to cut wine. 1
- verb with object cutting to dissolve: That detergent cuts grease effectively. 1
- verb with object cutting to intersect; cross: One line cuts another at right angles. 1
- verb with object cutting Informal. to cease; discontinue (often followed by out): Cut the kidding. Let's cut out the pretense. 1
- verb with object cutting to stop; halt the running of, as a liquid or an engine (often followed by off): The pilot cut the engines and glided in for a landing. Cut off the hot water. 1
- verb with object cutting to dilute or adulterate (a drug) by mixing it with other substances. 1
- verb with object cutting to grow (a tooth or teeth) through the gum: The baby is cutting his teeth. 1
- verb with object cutting to type, write, or draw on (a stencil) for mimeographing. 1
- verb with object cutting to make or fashion by cutting, as a statue, jewel, or garment. 1
- verb with object cutting Glassmaking. to produce a pattern (in glass) by grinding and polishing. 1
- verb with object cutting to refuse to recognize socially; shun ostentatiously: Her friends began to cut her as the season progressed. 1
- verb with object cutting to strike sharply, as with a whip. 1
- verb with object cutting to absent oneself from: allowed to cut three classes per semester. 1
- verb with object cutting Movies, Television. to stop (a scene or shot being filmed). to edit (a film). 1
- verb with object cutting Computers. to remove (selected text, images, etc.) from a file to store in temporary memory until pasted elsewhere. Compare copy (def 15), paste (def 13). 1
- verb with object cutting to wound the feelings of severely. 1
- verb with object cutting Cards. to divide (a pack of cards) at random into two or more parts, by removing cards from the top. to take (a card) from a deck. 1
- verb with object cutting to record a selection on (a phonograph record or tape); make a recording of. 1
- verb with object cutting to castrate or geld. 1
- verb with object cutting Sports. to hit (a ball) with either the hand or some instrument so as to change its course and often to cause it to spin. 1
- verb with object cutting to hollow out; excavate; dig: to cut a trench. 1
- verb with object cutting Cricket. to strike and send off (a ball) in front of the batsman, and parallel to the wicket. 1
- verb with object cutting Slang. to be a nonplaying dealer, manager, or supervisor of (a card game, crap game, or other gambling game) in return for a percentage of the money bet or sometimes for a fee. 1
- verb without object cutting to penetrate or divide something, as with a sharp-edged instrument; make an incision: The scissors cut well. 1
- verb without object cutting to admit of being cut: Butter cuts easily. 1
- verb without object cutting to repeatedly inflict self-injury by deliberately cutting the skin. 1
- verb without object cutting to pass, go, or come, especially in the most direct way (usually followed by across, through, in, etc.): to cut across an empty lot. 1
- verb without object cutting Movies, Television. to shift suddenly from one shot to another: Cut to the barroom interior. to stop the action of a scene: used as a command by a director. 1
- verb without object cutting to make a sudden or sharp turn in direction; change direction suddenly; swerve: We cut to the left to avoid hitting the child. 1
- verb without object cutting to strike a person, animal, etc., sharply, as with a whip. 1
- verb without object cutting to wound the feelings severely: His criticism cut deep. 1