Meaning of: cutting

- the division of a deck of cards before dealing

Example - " he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"

- the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

Example - " the barber gave him a good cut"

- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

Example - " his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

- the act of diluting something

Example - " the cutting of whiskey with water"

- the act of cutting something into parts

Example - " his cuts were skillful"

- removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

- an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

Example - " 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

- unpleasantly cold and damp

Example - " bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

Example - " a cutting wind"

- (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

Example - " cutting remarks"