CUTTING Synonyms
There are 119 hypernyms of the word cutting. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CUTTING
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reduce | verbv | |||||||
verb • cut down on; make a reduction in • make less complex • bring to humbler or weaker state or condition • simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another • lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation • be the essential element • reduce in size; reduce physically • lessen and make more modest • make smaller • to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons • narrow or limit • put down by force or intimidation • undergo meiosis • reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site • destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • be cooked until very little liquid is left • cook until very little liquid is left • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • take off weight | ||||||||
cut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument • fashioned or shaped by cutting • made neat and tidy by trimming • (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine • (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit noun • a share of the profits • (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next • a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation • a step on some scale • a wound made by cutting • a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass • a remark capable of wounding mentally • a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • the style in which a garment is cut • a canal made by erosion or excavation • a refusal to recognize someone you know • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball • (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball • the division of a deck of cards before dealing • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge • the act of cutting something into parts • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends • the act of reducing the amount or number • an unexcused absence from class adjective satellite • with parts removed • (of a male animal) having the testicles removed • (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply • mixed with water verb • separate with or as if with an instrument • cut down on; make a reduction in • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • make an incision or separation • discharge from a group • form by probing, penetrating, or digging • style and tailor in a certain fashion • hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction • make out and issue • cut and assemble the components of • intentionally fail to attend • be able to manage or manage successfully • give the appearance or impression of • move (one's fist) • pass directly and often in haste • pass through or across • make an abrupt change of image or sound • stop filming • make a recording of • record a performance on (a medium) • create by duplicating data • form or shape by cutting or incising • perform or carry out • function as a cutting instrument • allow incision or separation • divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult • cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch • reap or harvest • fell by sawing; hew • penetrate injuriously • refuse to acknowledge • shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things • dissolve by breaking down the fat of • have a reducing effect • cease, stop • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • have grow through the gums • grow through the gums • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) | ||||||||
snub | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an instance of driving away or warding off • a refusal to recognize someone you know adjective satellite • unusually short verb • refuse to acknowledge • reject outright and bluntly | ||||||||
abbreviate | verbv | |||||||
verb • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • shorten | ||||||||
abridge | verbv | |||||||
verb • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • lessen, diminish, or curtail | ||||||||
burn | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • pain that feels hot as if it were on fire • an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation • a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) • damage inflicted by fire verb • destroy by fire • shine intensely, as if with heat • undergo combustion • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • cause to burn or combust • feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion • cause to undergo combustion • execute by tying to a stake and setting alight • spend (significant amounts of money) • feel hot or painful • burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent • get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun • create by duplicating data • use up (energy) • damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation | ||||||||
contract | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make • a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid verb • enter into a contractual arrangement • engage by written agreement • squeeze or press together • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness • become smaller or draw together • make smaller • compress or concentrate • make or become more narrow or restricted • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | ||||||||
curve | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes • a line on a graph representing data • a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter • the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) verb • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • extend in curves and turns • form an arch or curve • bend or cause to bend • form a curl, curve, or kink | ||||||||
deletion | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases • (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • the act of deleting something written or printed | ||||||||
dilute | verbv | |||||||
adjective • reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity verb • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones | ||||||||
disregard | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • willful lack of care and attention verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • give little or no attention to | ||||||||
edit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting • supervise the publication of • cut and assemble the components of • cut or eliminate | ||||||||
emasculated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of a male animal) having the testicles removed | ||||||||
excision | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • surgical removal of a body part or tissue • the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society • the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | ||||||||
foreshorten | verbv | |||||||
verb • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth | ||||||||
geld | verbv | |||||||
verb • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) | ||||||||
gelded | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of a male animal) having the testicles removed | ||||||||
hack | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • one who works hard at boring tasks • a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends • a mediocre and disdained writer • a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil • a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money • an old or over-worked horse • a horse kept for hire • a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. verb • cut with a hacking tool • be able to manage or manage successfully • cut away • kick on the arms • kick on the shins • fix a computer program piecemeal until it works • significantly cut up a manuscript • cough spasmodically | ||||||||
ignore | verbv | |||||||
verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • fail to notice • give little or no attention to • be ignorant of or in the dark about | ||||||||
issue | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an important question that is in dispute and must be settled • one of a series published periodically • some situation or event that is thought about • the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity) • supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • the immediate descendants of a person • the becoming visible • an opening that permits escape or release • the act of issuing printed materials verb • prepare and issue for public distribution or sale • circulate or distribute or equip with • bring out an official document (such as a warrant) • come out of • make out and issue | ||||||||