Cool MateCutting
UK /["/ˈkʌtɪŋ/"]/US /["/ˈkʌtɪŋ/"]/
Definition
an article or a story that you cut from a newspaper or magazine and keep
In simple words: Separation of something into pieces using a sharp tool.
Examples
- **newspaper/press cuttings**
- She had kept all the press cuttings about the murder.
- a cutting from ‘The Guardian’
- Take geranium cuttings in late summer.
- After about four weeks you will be able to see whether the cuttings have taken.
- Take cuttings from mature plants in the spring.
- These plants are easy to propagate from leaf cuttings.
- You can see whether the cuttings have taken.
Usage notes
Used when talking about using a knife or scissors. Don't use in very formal writing. Can also refer to decreasing something, like budget cuts.
Grammar pattern
cut + object
Memory hint
Think of 'cutting' as 'cutting food' with a knife.
Collocations
- newspaper
- press
- cutting from
- leaf
- root
- stem
- take
- root
- take
- from a/the cutting
- cutting from
Synonyms
- slicing
- chopping
- trimming
- shearing
- snipping
Antonyms
- joining
- combining
Common mistakes
- Used interchangeably with 'slice'; not every 'cut' is a 'slice'.
- Confused with 'cutting-edge' which means innovative.
- Misunderstood as only physical cutting; can also refer to cutting ties or relationships.