Killing vs Cutting - What's the difference?
killing | cutting |
That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
Devastatingly attractive.
That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.
* 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 471:
an instance of someone being killed
(informal) A large amount of money.
(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut .
(countable) A section removed from the larger whole.
(countable) A newspaper clipping.
(countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
(uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.
(uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.
(countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.
*1876 , , Journey by Train :
*:WE flash across the level.
*:We thunder thro' the bridges.
*:We bicker down the cuttings .
*:We sway along the ridges.
(not comparable) That is used for cutting.
Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
As verbs the difference between killing and cutting
is that killing is while cutting is .As adjectives the difference between killing and cutting
is that killing is that literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal while cutting is (not comparable) that is used for cutting.As nouns the difference between killing and cutting
is that killing is an instance of someone being killed while cutting is (countable|uncountable) the action of the verb to cut .killing
English
(wikipedia killing)Verb
(head)- This work is killing me.
Adjective
(en adjective)- Livia found her ‘killing ’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.
Noun
(en noun)- He made a killing on the stock market.
Derived terms
* honour killing / honor killing * killingly * make a killing * nonkilling * targeted killing * thrill killingcutting
English
Verb
(head)Noun
- How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- The actor had to make his ''cutting'' shorter to fit the audition time.
Synonyms
* (narrow passage for a transportation route) cutAdjective
(en adjective)- I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.