Cutting — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

"I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass"

to fail to attend

"a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses"

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely

"the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing"

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

"when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet"

to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of

"you need to cut the lawn very soon—before it becomes a jungle"

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances

"the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink"

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course

"cut towards the goal, eluding a defender"

to divide by passing through or across

"a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half"

to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships

"whichever way you cut it, we won't be seeing any profits from the business for at least three years"

to make one's way through, across, or over

"cut across the field on the way to school"

to bring down by cutting

"we need to cut down that dying tree"

being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques

"his insistent tracking shots and rapid-fire pacing earned him a reputation as a cutting-edge filmmaker"

the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts

"an urban enclave that has an established reputation for being hospitable to artists who are part of the cutting edge"

the leading or most important part of a movement

"a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media"

as in economizing, frugality

as in quarter horse, saddle horse