cutting

  1. Verb.  (present participle of, cut) .
  2. Noun.  (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to '''cut'''.
  3. Noun.  (countable) A section removed from the larger whole.
  4. Noun.  (countable) A newspaper clipping.
  5. Noun.  (countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
  6. Noun.  (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
  7. Noun.  (uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.
  8. Noun.  (uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.
  9. Noun.  (countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.
  10. Adjective.  (not comparable) That is used for cutting.
  11. Adjective.  Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.

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