■ noun
1》 a piece cut off from something.
↘ Brit. an article or other piece cut from a newspaper.
↘a piece cut from a plant for propagation.
2》 Brit. an open passage excavated through higher ground for a railway, road, or canal.
■ adjective
1》 capable of ~.
2》 (of a remark) hurtful.
Derivatives
~ly adverb