Cutting vs. Truncheon

Cuttingnoun

The action of the verb to cut.

Cuttingnoun

(countable) A section removed from the larger whole.

Cuttingnoun

(countable) A newspaper clipping.

Cuttingnoun

(countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

Cuttingnoun

(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

Cuttingnoun

(uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.

Cuttingnoun

(uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.

Cuttingnoun

(machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.

Cuttingnoun

(countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.

Cuttingadjective

(not comparable) That is used for cutting.

Cuttingadjective

Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.

Cuttingadjective

(India) Half-size beverage.

Cuttingverb

present participle of cut

Cuttingnoun

The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc.

Cuttingnoun

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.

Cuttingadjective

Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.

Cuttingadjective

Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.

Cuttingadjective

Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply; a cutting remark.

Cuttingnoun

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

Cuttingnoun

a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

Cuttingnoun

the act of cutting something into parts;

Cuttingnoun

a piece cut off from the main part of something

Cuttingnoun

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine;

Cuttingnoun

cutting away parts to create a desired shape

Cuttingnoun

the division of a deck of cards before dealing;

Cuttingnoun

the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;

Cuttingnoun

the act of diluting something;

Cuttingnoun

the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends;

Cuttingadjective

(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character;

Cuttingadjective

unpleasantly cold and damp;

Cuttingadjective

as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument;

Cuttingadjective

suitable for cutting or severing;

Cuttingnoun

the action of cutting something

Cuttingnoun

a piece cut off from something, especially what remains when something is being trimmed or prepared

Cuttingnoun

an article or other piece cut from a newspaper or periodical

Cuttingnoun

a piece cut from a plant for propagation

Cuttingnoun

an open passage excavated through higher ground for a railway, road, or canal

Cuttingadjective

capable of cutting something

Cuttingadjective

(of a comment) causing emotional pain; hurtful

Cuttingadjective

(of the wind) bitterly cold

Cutting

Cutting is the separation or opening of a physical object, into two or more portions, through the application of an acutely directed force. Implements commonly used for cutting are the knife and saw, or in medicine and science the scalpel and microtome.

Truncheonnoun

(obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.

Truncheonnoun

(obsolete) The shaft of a spear.

Truncheonnoun

A short staff, a club; a cudgel.

Truncheonnoun

A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.

Truncheonnoun

(obsolete) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.

Truncheonnoun

(euphemistic) A penis.

Truncheonverb

(transitive) To strike with a truncheon.

Truncheonnoun

A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.

Truncheonnoun

A baton, or military staff of command.

Truncheonnoun

A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.

Truncheonverb

To beat with a truncheon.

Truncheonnoun

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

Truncheonnoun

a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer.

Truncheonnoun

a staff or baton acting as a symbol of authority, especially that used by the Earl Marshal.