Word
cutting off, n.
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
<noun.act>
cut
cutting
cutting off
sample sentences
"the barber gave him a good cut"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
cut
semantic pointers
hypernym
shortening
hyponym
clip, clipping, snip
haircut
trim, trimming, clipping
shearing
the act of cutting something off
<noun.act>
abscission
cutting off
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
abscise
semantic pointers
hypernym
removal, remotion
hyponym
circumcision