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cutting definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb cut 10 of 41 senses of cut Sense 1 cut => manicure, trim => scissor => plane, shave => slice, slice up => pink => jag => carve, cut up => carve => carve, chip at => cube, dice => julienne => chop, hack => undercut => hack => chop, chop up => fell, drop, strike down cut down => nick, chip => nick, snick => chip, knap, cut off break off => pare, trim => circumcise => furrow, chamfer, chase => indent => cut out => mortise, mortice => mow, cut down => shear => slash, gash => slash, cut down => tap => hob => bore, drill => nip, nip off clip, snip, snip off => dissect => bisect => trisect => whittle, pare => chatter => cut away => tomahawk => sabre, saber => rebate, cut a rebate in => cradle => incise => trench => dock, tail, bob => slit, slice => saw => sever, lop => chase => bevel, chamfer => crosscut, cut across => rip Sense 2 reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down => shorten => quench => cut => retrench => slash => thin out => thin => take away detract => deflate => inflate => shave, knock off Sense 3 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => peel off => yaw Sense 7 cut, style, tailor => gore Sense 9 write out issue, make out cut => check Sense 17 cut => cut away Sense 28 switch off cut, turn off turn out => kill Sense 33 cut => shave, trim => crop, cut short Sense 38 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate Sense 39 dilute, thin, thin out reduce, cut => water down Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb cut 10 of 41 senses of cut Sense 1 cut => manicure, trim => scissor => plane, shave => slice, slice up => pink => jag => carve, cut up => shave => fillet, filet => chisel => engrave, grave, inscribe => character => carve => hew, hew out => rough-hew, roughcast => sculpt, sculpture, grave => fret => honeycomb => carve, chip at => cube, dice => julienne => chop, hack => axe, ax => undercut => hack => chop, chop up => hash => mince => fell, drop, strike down cut down => chop down => poleax, poleaxe => log lumber => cut => nick, chip => nick, snick => chip, knap, cut off break off => pare, trim => circumcise => furrow, chamfer, chase => indent => cut out => gouge out => die, die out => mortise, mortice => mow, cut down => scythe => shear => slash, gash => slash, cut down => tap => hob => bore, drill => counter-drill => trepan => nip, nip off clip, snip, snip off => dissect => vivisect => anatomize, anatomise => bisect => trisect => whittle, pare => chatter => cut away => undercut => undercut => tomahawk => sabre, saber => rebate, cut a rebate in => rusticate => cradle => incise => notch => score, nock, mark => scarify => scotch => scribe => line => hatch => crisscross => indent => recess => scratch, scrape, scratch up => claw => clapperclaw => scuff => groove => mill => slit => worry => girdle, deaden => trench => dock, tail, bob => slit, slice => saw => whipsaw => sever, lop => chase => bevel, chamfer => miter => cone => crosscut, cut across => rip Sense 2 reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down => shorten => foreshorten => clip, curtail, cut short => syncopate => truncate, cut short => quench => cut => retrench => slash => thin out => snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back => shear => poll, pollard => top pinch => tail => disbud => thin => draw => take away detract => deflate => inflate => shave, knock off => mark down => discount => allow => rebate Sense 3 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => peel off => yaw Sense 7 cut, style, tailor => gore Sense 9 write out issue, make out cut => check Sense 17 cut => cut away Sense 28 switch off cut, turn off turn out => kill Sense 33 cut => shave, trim => fleece, shear => crop, cut short Sense 38 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate => encapsulate, capsule, capsulize => telescope Sense 39 dilute, thin, thin out reduce, cut => water down Entailment of verb cut Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb cut 41 senses of cut Sense 1 cut => separate, disunite, divide, part Also See-> cut away#2; cut out#2; cut up#1; cut into#1; cut off#5; cut out#6; cut out#5 Sense 2 reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down => decrease, lessen, minify Sense 3 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => turn Sense 4 cut Sense 5 cut => free discharge Sense 6 cut => make create Sense 7 cut, style, tailor => design Sense 8 cut => hit Sense 9 write out issue, make out cut => write Sense 10 edit, cut, edit out => change, alter Sense 11 cut, skip => miss Sense 12 hack, cut => cope, get by make out make do contend, grapple, deal manage Sense 13 cut => look appear, seem Sense 14 cut => move Sense 15 cut => pass, go through go across Sense 16 cut => transit, pass through pass across pass over Sense 17 cut => switch, shift, change Also See-> cut to#1 Sense 18 cut => stop Sense 19 cut => record, tape Sense 20 cut, burn => record, tape Sense 21 cut => produce, make create Sense 22 cut, cut out => make create Sense 23 cut => perform, execute, do Sense 24 cut => function, work operate, go run Sense 25 cut => be Sense 26 cut => shuffle, ruffle, mix Sense 27 cut => shuffle, ruffle, mix Sense 28 switch off cut, turn off turn out => throw, flip, switch Sense 29 cut => reap, harvest, glean Sense 30 cut => fell, drop, strike down cut down Sense 31 cut => penetrate Sense 32 ignore, disregard, snub, cut => treat, handle, do by Sense 33 cut => shorten Sense 34 cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise => eliminate, get rid of do away with Also See-> cut back#4; cut back#2; cut out#1 Sense 35 cut => dissolve, resolve, break up Sense 36 cut => reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down Sense 37 cut, cut off => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off Also See-> cut off#1 Sense 38 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify Sense 39 dilute, thin, thin out reduce, cut => weaken Sense 40 cut => grow, develop, produce, get acquire Sense 41 cut => grow Familiarity of verb cut cut used as a verb is extremely familiar (polysemy count = 41) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb cut Sense 4 cut Sense 25 cut => be -------------- Sense 6 cut => make create Sense 22 cut, cut out => make create -------------- Sense 10 edit, cut, edit out => change, alter Sense 38 abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Sense 15 cut => pass, go through go across Sense 16 cut => transit, pass through pass across pass over -------------- Sense 17 cut => switch, shift, change Sense 18 cut => stop -------------- Sense 19 cut => record, tape Sense 20 cut, burn => record, tape Sense 21 cut => produce, make create -------------- Sense 26 cut => shuffle, ruffle, mix Sense 27 cut => shuffle, ruffle, mix -------------- Sense 40 cut => grow, develop, produce, get acquire Sense 41 cut => grow -------------- Sense 1 cut => separate, disunite, divide, part -------------- Sense 2 reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Sense 3 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => turn -------------- Sense 5 cut => free discharge -------------- Sense 7 cut, style, tailor => design -------------- Sense 8 cut => hit -------------- Sense 9 write out issue, make out cut => write -------------- Sense 11 cut, skip => miss -------------- Sense 12 hack, cut => cope, get by make out make do contend, grapple, deal manage -------------- Sense 13 cut => look appear, seem -------------- Sense 14 cut => move -------------- Sense 23 cut => perform, execute, do -------------- Sense 24 cut => function, work operate, go run -------------- Sense 28 switch off cut, turn off turn out => throw, flip, switch -------------- Sense 29 cut => reap, harvest, glean -------------- Sense 30 cut => fell, drop, strike down cut down -------------- Sense 31 cut => penetrate -------------- Sense 32 ignore, disregard, snub, cut => treat, handle, do by -------------- Sense 33 cut => shorten -------------- Sense 34 cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise => eliminate, get rid of do away with -------------- Sense 35 cut => dissolve, resolve, break up -------------- Sense 36 cut => reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down -------------- Sense 37 cut, cut off => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off -------------- Sense 39 dilute, thin, thin out reduce, cut => weaken -------------- Grep of noun cutting cost cutting cutting cutting angle cutting board cutting edge cutting implement cutting off cutting out cutting room cutting tool leaf-cutting bee press cutting price cutting Overview of noun cutting The noun cutting has 10 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film) 2. (1) cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting) 3. (1) cut, cutting -- (the act of cutting something into parts "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess") 4. cutting -- (a piece cut off from the main part of something) 5. clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting -- (an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings") 6. carving, cutting -- (cutting away parts to create a desired shape) 7. cut, cutting -- (the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "his cutting the cards before every deal soon became a ritual") 8. cut, cutting -- (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels") 9. cutting, thinning -- (the act of diluting something "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine") 10. cut, cutting, cutting off -- (the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends "the barber gave him a good cut") Overview of verb cut The verb cut has 41 senses (first 10 from tagged texts) 1. (58) cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope") 2. (18) reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down -- (cut down on make a reduction in "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits") 3. (3) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right") 4. (2) cut -- (make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line") 5. (1) cut -- (discharge from a group "The coach cut two players from the team") 6. (1) cut -- (form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face") 7. (1) cut, style, tailor -- (style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"; "style a wedding dress") 8. (1) cut -- (hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a pingpong ball") 9. (1) write out issue, make out cut -- (make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me") 10. (1) edit, cut, edit out -- (edit; "cut film"; "cut recording tape") 11. cut, skip -- (intentionally fail to attend: "cut class") 12. hack, cut -- (informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office") 13. cut -- (give the appearance or impression of "cut a nice figure") 14. cut -- (move, as of a fist in boxing; "his opponent cut upward toward his chin") 15. cut -- (pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner") 16. cut -- (pass through or across "The boat cut the water") 17. cut -- (make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another") 18. cut -- (stop filming; "cut a movie scene") 19. cut -- (make a recording of: "cut the songs") 20. cut, burn -- (record a performance on "cut a record") 21. cut -- (create by recording electronically; "cut a disk"; "cut a CD") 22. cut, cut out -- (form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut out paper dolls") 23. cut -- (perform or carry out "cut a caper") 24. cut -- (function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well") 25. cut -- (allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily") 26. cut -- (divide a deck of cards into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut") 27. cut -- (divide at random; "cut a deck of cards") 28. switch off cut, turn off turn out -- (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights") 29. cut -- (reap or harvest; "cut grain") 30. cut -- (fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia") 31. cut -- (penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead") 32. ignore, disregard, snub, cut -- (refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting") 33. cut -- (shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of "cut my hair") 34. cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise -- (weed out unwanted or unnecessary things "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet") 35. cut -- (dissolve by breaking down the fat of "soap cuts grease") 36. cut -- (reduce in amount; "This cuts into my earnings") 37. cut, cut off -- (cease, stop: "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation") 38. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened") 39. dilute, thin, thin out reduce, cut -- (lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon") 40. cut -- (have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth") 41. cut -- (grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting") Overview of adj cutting The adj cutting has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cutting, edged, stinging -- ((of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment") 2. bleak, cutting, raw -- (unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic") 3. cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating -- (as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain") 4. cutting -- (suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge") Antonyms of adj cutting 4 senses of cutting Sense 1 cutting, edged, stinging INDIRECT (VIA unkind) -> kind Sense 2 bleak, cutting, raw INDIRECT (VIA cold) -> hot Sense 3 cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating INDIRECT (VIA sharp) -> dull Sense 4 cutting INDIRECT (VIA sharp) -> dull Similarity of adj cutting 4 senses of cutting Sense 1 cutting, edged, stinging => unkind (vs. kind) Sense 2 bleak, cutting, raw => cold (vs. hot) Sense 3 cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating => sharp (vs. dull) Sense 4 cutting => sharp (vs. dull) Attributes of adj cutting Familiarity of adj cutting cutting used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj cutting cutting Overview of noun cutting The noun cutting has 10 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) film editing, cutting -- (the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film) 2. (1) cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting) 3. (1) cut, cutting -- (the act of cutting something into parts "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess") 4. cutting -- (a piece cut off from the main part of something) 5. clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting -- (an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings") 6. carving, cutting -- (cutting away parts to create a desired shape) 7. cut, cutting -- (the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "his cutting the cards before every deal soon became a ritual") 8. cut, cutting -- (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels") 9. cutting, thinning -- (the act of diluting something "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine") 10. cut, cutting, cutting off -- (the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends "the barber gave him a good cut") Overview of verb cut The verb cut has 41 senses (first 10 from tagged texts) 1. (58) cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope") 2. (18) reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down -- (cut down on make a reduction in "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits") 3. (3) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right") 4. (2) cut -- (make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line") 5. (1) cut -- (discharge from a group "The coach cut two players from the team") 6. (1) cut -- (form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face") 7. (1) cut, style, tailor -- (style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"; "style a wedding dress") 8. (1) cut -- (hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a pingpong ball") 9. (1) write out issue, make out cut -- (make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me") 10. (1) edit, cut, edit out -- (edit; "cut film"; "cut recording tape") 11. cut, skip -- (intentionally fail to attend: "cut class") 12. hack, cut -- (informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office") 13. cut -- (give the appearance or impression of "cut a nice figure") 14. cut -- (move, as of a fist in boxing; "his opponent cut upward toward his chin") 15. cut -- (pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner") 16. cut -- (pass through or across "The boat cut the water") 17. cut -- (make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another") 18. cut -- (stop filming; "cut a movie scene") 19. cut -- (make a recording of: "cut the songs") 20. cut, burn -- (record a performance on "cut a record") 21. cut -- (create by recording electronically; "cut a disk"; "cut a CD") 22. cut, cut out -- (form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut out paper dolls") 23. cut -- (perform or carry out "cut a caper") 24. cut -- (function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well") 25. cut -- (allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily") 26. cut -- (divide a deck of cards into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut") 27. cut -- (divide at random; "cut a deck of cards") 28. switch off cut, turn off turn out -- (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights") 29. cut -- (reap or harvest; "cut grain") 30. cut -- (fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia") 31. cut -- (penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead") 32. ignore, disregard, snub, cut -- (refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting") 33. cut -- (shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of "cut my hair") 34. cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise -- (weed out unwanted or unnecessary things "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet") 35. cut -- (dissolve by breaking down the fat of "soap cuts grease") 36. cut -- (reduce in amount; "This cuts into my earnings") 37. cut, cut off -- (cease, stop: "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation") 38. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened") 39. dilute, thin, thin out reduce, cut -- (lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon") 40. cut -- (have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth") 41. cut -- (grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting") Overview of adj cutting The adj cutting has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cutting, edged, stinging -- ((of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment") 2. bleak, cutting, raw -- (unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic") 3. cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating -- (as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain") 4. cutting -- (suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge")
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