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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr & vb n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short, docked, cut a bobtail, piece, Ir cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. Cf {Coot}.] 1. To separate the parts of with or as with a sharp instrument; to make an incision in to gash; to sever; to divide. You must cut this flesh from off his breast. --Shak. Before the whistling winds the vessels fly, With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way --Pope. 2. To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap. Thy servants can skill to cut timer. --2. Chron. ii 8 3. To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off to dock; as to cut the hair; to cut the nails. 4. To castrate or geld; as to cut a horse. 5. To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out Why should a man. whose blood is warm within, Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster? --Shak. Loopholes cut through thickest shade. --Milton. 6. To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of to pierce; to lacerate; as sarcasm cuts to the quick. The man was cut to the heart. --Addison. 7. To intersect; to cross; as one line cuts another at right angles. 8. To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as to cut a person in the street; to cut one's acquaintance. [Colloq.] 9. To absent one's self from as to cut an appointment, a recitation. etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cutting \Cut"ting\ (k[u^]t"t[i^]ng), n. 1. The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc 2. Something cut, cut off or cut out as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cutting \Cut"ting\, a. 1. Adapted to cut; as a cutting tool. 2. Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as a cutting wind. 3. Severe; sarcastic; biting; as a cutting reply. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cutting adj 1: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" [syn: {edged}, {stinging}] 2: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" [syn: {bleak}, {raw}] 3: 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"; "a gray world with ice and toothed winds" [syn: {keen}, {knifelike}, {piercing}, {stabbing}] 4: suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge" n 1: the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film [syn: {film editing}] 2: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn: {slip}] 3: the act of cutting something into parts "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" [syn: {cut}] 4: a piece cut off from the main part of something 5: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {clipping}, {newspaper clipping}, {press clipping}, {press cutting}] 6: cutting away parts to create a desired shape [syn: {carving}] 7: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "his cutting the cards before every deal soon became a ritual" [syn: {cut}] 8: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: {cut}] 9: the act of diluting something "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" [syn: {thinning}] 10: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: {cut}, {cutting off}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Cutting the flesh in various ways was an idolatrous practice, a part of idol-worship (Deut. 14:1; 1 Kings 18:28). The Israelites were commanded not to imitate this practice (Lev. 19:28; 21:5; Deut. 14:1). The tearing of the flesh from grief and anguish of spirit in mourning for the dead was regarded as a mark of affection (Jer. 16:6; 41:5; 48:37). Allusions are made in Revelation (13:16; 17:5; 19:20) to the practice of printing marks on the body, to indicate allegiance to a deity. We find also references to it through in a different direction, by Paul (Gal. 6; 7) and by Ezekiel (9:4). (See {HAIR}.)
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