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CUTTING OFF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Example:
the barber gave him a good cut
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cutting off" is a kind of...):
shortening (act of decreasing in length)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cutting off"):
clip; clipping; snip (the act of clipping or snipping)
haircut (the act of cutting the hair)
clipping; trim; trimming (cutting down to the desired size or shape)
shearing (removing by cutting off or clipping)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of cutting something off
Synonyms:
abscission; cutting off
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cutting off" is a kind of...):
remotion; removal (the act of removing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cutting off"):
circumcision (the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males)
