cutting - Meaning in Konkani

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cutting - Meaning in Konkani

cutting Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of cutting in English

cutting adjective

1. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

   Synonyms

   keen, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing

   Examples

   • "a cutting wind"
   • "a stabbing pain"
   • "keen winds"
   • "knifelike cold"
   • "lancinating pain"
   • "piercing cold"
   • "piercing criticism"
   • "piercing knifelike pains"
2. unpleasantly cold and damp

   Synonyms

   bleak, raw

   Example

   • "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
3. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

   Synonyms

   edged, stinging

   Examples

   • "a stinging comment"
   • "cutting remarks"
   • "edged satire"

cutting noun

1. the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

   Synonyms

   cut, cut, cutting off

   Example

   • "the barber gave him a good cut"
2. the act of diluting something

   Synonyms

   thinning

   Examples

   • "the cutting of whiskey with water"
   • "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
3. the act of cutting something into parts

   Synonyms

   cut, cut

   Examples

   • "his cuts were skillful"
   • "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
4. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

   Synonyms

   cut, cut

   Example

   • "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
5. the division of a deck of cards before dealing

   Synonyms

   cut, cut

   Examples

   • "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"
   • "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
6. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

   Synonyms

   carving

7. the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

   Synonyms

   film editing

8. an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

   Synonyms

   clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting

   Example

   • "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
9. a piece cut off from the main part of something
10. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

    Synonyms

    slip, slip

Synonyms of cutting

• cut, cutting off
• thinning
• cut
• cut
• cut
• carving
• film editing
• clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting
• slip
• keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing
• bleak, raw
• edged, stinging

Description

Cutting is the separation or opening of a physical object, into two or more portions, through the application of an acutely directed force.

Also see "Cutting" on Wikipedia

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