cutting
/ˈkʌtɪŋ/
(heading) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
(heading, social) To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
(audio, usually as imperative) To cease recording activities.
After the actors read their lines, the director yelled, "Cut!"
To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy.
To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
To remove and place in memory for later use.
Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application.
To enter a queue in the wrong place.
One student kept trying to cut in front of the line.
To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
This road cuts right through downtown.
To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
To change direction suddenly.
The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.
To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
If you cut then I'll deal.
To write.
cut orders; cut a check
To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
Drug dealers sometimes cut cocaine with lidocaine.
To exhibit (a quality).
To stop or disengage.
Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!
To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
To lose body mass after bulking, aiming to keep the additional muscle but lose the fat.
To perform (a dancing movement etc.).