CUTTING


Meaning of CUTTING in English

/ ˈkʌtɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective

■ noun

1.

(also ˈpress cutting ) (both BrE ) (also clip·ping , ˈpress clipping NAmE , BrE ) an article or a story that you cut from a newspaper or magazine and keep :

newspaper / press cuttings

2.

a piece cut off a plant that will be used to grow a new plant

3.

( BrE ) a narrow open passage that is dug through high ground for a road, railway / railroad or canal

■ adjective [ usually before noun ]

1.

unkind and likely to hurt sb's feelings

SYN biting :

a cutting remark

2.

( of winds ) cold in a sharp and unpleasant way

SYN biting

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