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cutting

adjective
  1. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
    “a cutting wind”
    knifelike
  2. unpleasantly cold and damp
    raw
  3. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
    “cutting remarks”
    edged
noun
  1. the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
    cutting off
  2. the act of diluting something
    “the cutting of whiskey with water”
    thinning
  3. the act of cutting something into parts
    cut
  4. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
    cut
  5. the division of a deck of cards before dealing
    cut
  6. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
    carving
  7. the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
    film editing
  8. an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
    clipping
  9. a piece cut off from the main part of something
  10. a part removed from a plant used to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
    “I bought hibiscus cuttings while in Hawaii to bring back home.”
    slip