Word Meaning

cutting definition and meaning

p. pr. & vb. n. of Cut
n. The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc.
n. Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut.
a. Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.
a. Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.
a. Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.

Crossword clues for cutting

- Plant propagation method
- Sarcastic, incisive