cutting off

A form of cut off — To remove by cutting.

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abscissioncutcutting
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cut off

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of cutting something off

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abscission
Broader
removalremotion

nounthe act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

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cutcutting
Broader
shortening
Also see
abscissioncutcutting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

cutting off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20off

MLA

“cutting off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutting off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20off.

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