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• cutting — /ˈkʌtɪŋ / (say kuting) noun 1. the act of someone or something that cuts. 2. something cut off. 3. Horticulture a piece of plant, commonly a root, shoot, or leaf, cut from a plant to reproduce an entire new plant. 4. a piece clipped out of a… …  

• cutting off — noun 1. the act of cutting something off • Syn: ↑abscission • Derivationally related forms: ↑abscise (for: ↑abscission) • Hypernyms: ↑removal, ↑remotion …   Useful english dictionary

• cutting — cut·ting || kÊŒtɪŋ n. act of cutting; something cut off; small piece cut from a plant; piece cut from a newspaper adj. sharp, caustic kÊŒt n. incision; wound; slice; reduction v. make an incision; trim, clip; reduce; carve; make an audio… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Cutting (in line) — Cutting in line, also known as line/queue jumping, butting, barging, budding, budging, skipping, ditching, breaking, shorting, or pushing in is the act of entering a queue or line at any position other than the end. The act, which may be taboo in …   Wikipedia

• Cutting (disambiguation) — Cutting is the division or separation of a physical object with an edged instrument. Cutting may also refer to: Cutting (automobile) Cutting (in line), the act of entering a queue at any position other than the end Cutting (plant), a technique… …   Wikipedia

• Act Without Words I — is a short play by Samuel Beckett. It is a mime, Beckett s first (followed by Act Without Words II ). Like many of Beckett s works, the play was originally written in French ( Acte sans paroles I ), being translated into English by Beckett… …   Wikipedia

• Cutting off the nose to spite the face — is an expression used to describe a needlessly self destructive over reaction to a problem: Don t cut off your nose to spite your face is a warning against acting out of pique, or against pursuing revenge in a way that would damage oneself more… …   Wikipedia

• cutting — [kut′iŋ] n. 1. the act of one that cuts 2. a piece cut off 3. Brit. a clipping, as from a newspaper 4. Brit. a passage for trains, cars, etc. cut through a hill or high ground; cut 5. Hort. a slip or shoot cut away from a plant for rooting or… …   English World dictionary

• 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. [1913 Webster] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cutting — index acute, bitter (acrid tasting), bitter (penetrating), caustic, division (act of dividing), incisive, mordacious …   Law dictionary

• Cutting fluid — Thin wall milling of aluminum using a water based cutting fluid on the milling cutter. Cutting fluid is a type of coolant and lubricant designed specifically for metalworking and machining processes. There are various kinds of cutting fluids,… …   Wikipedia