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cut·ting
/
ˈkʌt
ɪŋ
/
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-ing
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noun
1.
the act of a person or thing that
cuts
.
2.
something
cut
,
cut
off, or
cut
out.
3.
Horticulture
.
a piece, as a
root
, stem, or leaf,
cut
from a plant and used for propagation.
4.
something made by
cutting
,
as a recording.
5.
Chiefly British
.
a clipping from a newspaper, magazine, etc.
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6.
British
.
a trenchlike excavation, especially through a hill, as one made in constructing a highway.
COLLAPSE
adjective
7.
that
cuts
;
penetrating or dividing by, or as if by, a
cut
.
8.
piercing, as a wind.
9.
wounding the feelings severely; sarcastic.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
cut
,
-ing
1
,
-ing
2
Related forms
cut·ting·ly,
adverb
cut·ting·ness,
noun
non·cut·ting,
adjective, noun
self-cut·ting,
adjective
Synonyms
9.
caustic, biting, mordant, acid, sardonic.
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