Akademik

cutting off

noun

1. the act of cutting something off

• Syn: ↑abscission

• Derivationally related forms: ↑abscise (for: ↑abscission)

• Hypernyms: ↑removal, ↑remotion

• Hyponyms: ↑circumcision

2. the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

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the barber gave him a good cut

• Syn: ↑cut, ↑cutting

• Derivationally related forms: ↑cut (for: ↑cutting)

• Hypernyms: ↑shortening

• Hyponyms:

↑clip, ↑clipping, ↑snip, ↑haircut, ↑trim, ↑trimming, ↑shearing

Useful english dictionary. 2012.