Slit vs Cutting - What's the difference?

Slit is a related term of cutting.

As nouns the difference between slit and cutting

is that slit is a narrow cut or opening; a slot while cutting is (countable|uncountable) the action of the verb to cut .

As verbs the difference between slit and cutting

is that slit is to cut a narrow opening while cutting is .

As an adjective cutting is

(not comparable) that is used for cutting.

slit

English

(wikipedia slit)

Noun

(en noun)

A narrow cut or opening; a slot.

* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=17 citation , passage=The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […].}}

(vulgar, slang) The opening of the vagina.

(vulgar, slang, derogatory) A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.

Verb

To cut a narrow opening.

He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out.

To split in two parts.

To cut; to sever; to divide.

* Milton:

And slits the thin-spun life.

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cutting

English

Verb

(head)

Noun

(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut .

How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?

(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.

The actor had to make his ''cutting'' shorter to fit the audition time.

(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.

Synonyms

* (narrow passage for a transportation route) cut

Adjective

(en adjective)

(not comparable) That is used for cutting.

I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.

Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.

The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.