Definition of: cutting

(kut′ing) adjective
1. Adapted to cut; edged.
2. Disagreeably penetrating; sharp; chilling.
3. Tending to wound the feelings; sarcastic; bitter. See synonyms under BITTER¹, BLEAK¹.
—noun
1. The act of severing.
2. Something obtained or made by cutting; a piece cut off or out.
3. Bot. A young plant shoot cut off for rooting or vegetative propagation.
4. An excavation, as for a railroad track.
5. Chem. In the making of soap, the separation of the final product from glycerol and aqueous products.