cutting
The action of the verb to cutThe action of the verb to cut.
» The grass needs cutting.
Das Gras muss mal geschnitten werden.
Траву нужно постричь.
Траву потрібно підстригти.
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)The action of the verb to cut.
How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
Schneiden
ре́зкаrézka, ре́заниеrézanije, нареза́ниеnarezánije
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
(countable)A section removed from a larger whole.
вы́резкаvýrezka
A section removed from a larger whole.
(countable)A newspaper clipping.
вы́резкаvýrezka, вы́держкаvýderžka
(countable)A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
Steckling, Ableger, Senkreis
черено́кčerenók
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
(countable)An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
(UK, countable)An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
выемкаvyjemka
(uncountable)The editing of film or other recordings.
монта́жmontáž
(uncountable)The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
Boring, drilling, milling, and turning are all different kinds of metal cutting processes.
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
(uncountable)The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
the act of cutting something into parts
Examples
271 sentencesThe grass needs cutting.
Траву потрібно підстригти. — deniko
ruТраву нужно постричь. — Gruzilkin
deDas Gras muss mal geschnitten werden. — pne
We're cutting our costs.
Ми скорочуємо видатки. — deniko
Tom is cutting the bread.
Том нарізає хліб. — deniko
deTom schneidet das Brot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom hurt himself cutting a branch.
Tom hurt himself when he was cutting a branch.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 6
By meaning 2
Origin
From cut + -ing.From cut + -ing.
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Forms
plural: cuttingsSynonyms
34 synonyms- the act of diluting something:thinning
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting:slip
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends:cutcutting off
- the act of cutting something into parts:cut
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge:cut
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing:cut
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable