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Adjective cutting has 4 senses

cutting, edged, stinging - (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
Antonym: kind (indirect, via unkind)
bleak, cutting, raw - unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
Antonym: hot (indirect, via cold)
cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating - 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"
Antonym: dull (indirect, via sharp)
cutting - suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge"
Antonym: dull (indirect, via sharp)

Noun cutting has 10 senses

film editing, cutting - the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
--₁ is a kind of creating by removal

Derived forms: verb cut₁₇, verb cut₁₀
cutting, slip - a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
--₂ is a kind of stalk, stem
--₂ has particulars: quickset
cut, cutting - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
--₃ is a kind of division
--₃ has particulars:
severance, severing; dissection; scission; slicing; undercut

Derived forms: verb cut₄, verb cut₁
cutting - a piece cut off from the main part of something
--₄ is a kind of part, piece
--₄ has particulars: pruning
clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
--₅ is a kind of excerpt, extract, selection
carving, cutting - cutting away parts to create a desired shape
--₆ is a kind of creating by removal
--₆ has particulars: truncation
Derived form: verb cut₂₂
cut, cutting - 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"
--₇ is a kind of division
--₇ is a part of card game, cards
Derived form: verb cut₂₆
cut, cutting - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
--₈ is a kind of opening
--₈ has particulars:
notch, nick, snick; slash, gash; incision, section, surgical incision

Derived form: verb cut₄
cutting, thinning - the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
--₉ is a kind of dilution

Derived form: verb cut₃₈
cut, cutting, cutting off - the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
--₁₀ is a kind of shortening
--₁₀ has particulars:
clip, clipping, snip; haircut; trim, trimming, clipping; shearing

Derived form: verb cut₂₂

Verb cut has 41 senses

cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
--₁ is one way to separate, disunite, divide, part

Derived forms: noun cutter₃, noun cutter₆, noun cutting₃
Sample sentence:
They cut the newspapers
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
--₂ is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentence:
They will cut the duet
swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
--₃ is one way to turn
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
cut - make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"

Derived forms: noun cutting₈, noun cutting₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
cut - discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"
--₅ is one way to free, discharge
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
cut - form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
--₆ is one way to make, create
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
cut, tailor - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"
--₇ is one way to design
Sample sentence:
They cut the cape
cut - hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a pingpong ball"
--₈ is one way to hit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
write out, issue, make out, cut - make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
--₉ is one way to write
Sample sentence:
The banks cut the check
edit, cut, edit out - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
--₁₀ is one way to change, alter, modify

Derived form: noun cutting₁
Sample sentence:
They will cut the duet
cut, skip - intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"
--₁₁ is one way to miss
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
hack, cut - informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
--₁₂ is one way to cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut - give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"
--₁₃ is one way to look, appear, seem
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut - move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
--₁₄ is one way to move
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Somebody ----s PP
cut - pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
--₁₅ is one way to pass, go through, go across
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
cut - pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"
--₁₆ is one way to transit, pass through, pass across, pass over
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"
--₁₇ is one way to switch, shift, change

Derived form: noun cutting₁
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
cut - stop filming; "cut a movie scene"
--₁₈ is one way to stop
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"
--₁₉ is one way to record, tape
Sample sentence:
They will cut the duet
cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
--₂₀ is one way to record, tape
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut, burn - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
--₂₁ is one way to produce, make, create
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut - form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"
--₂₂ is one way to make, create

Derived forms: noun cutting₆, noun cutting₁₀
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
cut - perform or carry out; "cut a caper"
--₂₃ is one way to perform, execute, do
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut - function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"
--₂₄ is one way to function, work, operate, go, run
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Something ----s
cut - allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
--₂₅ is one way to be
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Something ----s
cut - divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
--₂₆ is one way to shuffle, ruffle, mix

Derived form: noun cutting₇
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
switch off, cut, turn off, turn out - cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
--₂₇ is one way to throw, flip, switch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut - reap or harvest; "cut grain"
--₂₈ is one way to reap, harvest, glean
Sample sentence:
They cut rye in the field
cut - fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"
--₂₉ is one way to fell, drop, strike down, cut down
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut - penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead"
--₃₀ is one way to penetrate, perforate
Sample sentence:
They cut themselves
ignore, disregard, snub, cut - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
--₃₁ is one way to treat, handle, do by
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"
--₃₂ is one way to shorten
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise - weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
--₃₃ is one way to eliminate, get rid of, do away with
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut - dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
--₃₄ is one way to dissolve, resolve, break up
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Something ----s something
cut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"
--₃₅ is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
cut, cut off - cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation"
--₃₆ is one way to interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
--₃₇ is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
--₃₈ is one way to weaken

Derived form: noun cutting₉
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"
--₃₉ is one way to grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
--₄₀ is one way to grow
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Something ----s
geld, cut - cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse"
--₄₁ is one way to emasculate, castrate, demasculinize, demasculinise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody