1. (

• film_editing ,
• cutting ,

) the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film ;

2. (

• 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. (

• 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 ,

) removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape ;

7. (

• cut ,
• cutting ,

) the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards 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 chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" ;

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

) 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" ;