Meaning

9 senses
  1. (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

  2. (countable)A section removed from a larger whole.

    вы́резкаvýrezka

  3. A section removed from a larger whole.

    (countable)A newspaper clipping.

    вы́резкаvýrezka, вы́держкаvýderžka

  4. (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

  5. (countable)An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

    The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.

  6. (UK, countable)An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.

    выемкаvyjemka

  7. (uncountable)The editing of film or other recordings.

    монта́жmontáž

  8. (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

  9. (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 sentences
  1. The grass needs cutting.

    Траву потрібно підстригти. — deniko

    ruТраву нужно постричь. — Gruzilkin

    deDas Gras muss mal geschnitten werden. — pne

  2. We're cutting our costs.

    Ми скорочуємо видатки. — deniko

  3. Tom is cutting the bread.

    Том нарізає хліб. — deniko

    deTom schneidet das Brot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom hurt himself cutting a branch.

  5. Tom hurt himself when he was cutting a branch.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 6
action of the verb to cut:
section removed from a larger whole:
newspaper clipping:
leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant:
open passage dug for a canal, railway, or road:
editing of film or other recordings:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
action of the verb to cut:
leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant:

Origin

From cut + -ing.

From cut + -ing.

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Forms

plural: cuttings
Singularcutting
Pluralcuttings

regular

Synonyms

34 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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 antonyms

Word family

25 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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