English noun: cutting off | |||
1. | cutting off (act) the act of cutting something off | ||
Synonyms | abscission | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remotion, removal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | circumcision | ||
2. | cutting off (act) the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends | ||
Samples | The barber gave him a good cut. | ||
Synonyms | cut, cutting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shortening | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clip, clipping, clipping, haircut, shearing, snip, trim, trimming | ||