cutting

Definitions

• (countable) The action of the verb to cut.
• (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
• (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
• (countable) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
• (uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.
• (uncountable) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chip chipping away the unwanted material.
• (uncountable) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.