different between slit vs cutting

English

Etymology

From Old English sl?tan, from Proto-Germanic *sl?tan? (“to tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyd- (“to tear, rend (cut apart), split apart”). Possibly cognate with Latin laed- (“to strike, hurt, injure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sl?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

slit (plural slits)

1. A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
2. (vulgar, slang) The opening of the vagina.
3. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.

Derived terms

• slit drum

Translations

Verb

slit (third-person singular simple present slits, present participle slitting, simple past slit, past participle slit or (obsolete) slitten)

1. To cut a narrow opening.

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

2. To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
3. (transitive) To cut; to sever; to divide.

Translations

Adjective

slit (not comparable)

1. Having a cut narrow opening

Anagrams

• &lits, List, list, lits, silt, tils

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *slit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stl??t/
• Rhymes: -??t

Noun

slit n (genitive singular slits, no plural)

1. wear and tear

Declension

Anagrams

• list

See also

• slitna

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

slit

1. imperative of slite

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

slit

1. inflection of slita:
   1. present
   2. imperative

Swedish

Noun

slit n

1. toil, labour

Declension

Verb

slit

1. imperative of slita.

Anagrams

• list, lits, stil

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic *sl?tan?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sli?t/, /²?li?t/ (example of pronunciation)

  Rhymes: -ì?t

Verb

slit (preterite släit, supine sliti or slittä)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To tear.

Related terms

• slet

English

Etymology

From cut +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?k?t??/
• Rhymes: -?t??
• Hyphenation: cut?ting

Noun

cutting (countable and uncountable, plural cuttings)

1. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
2. (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
   1. (countable) A newspaper clipping.
   2. (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
3. (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

4. (countable, Britain) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.

   Synonym: cut

   Antonym: embankment
5. (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
6. (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
7. (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.

Derived terms

• cost cutting, cost-cutting

Translations

Adjective

cutting (not comparable)

1. That is used for cutting.
2. Piercing, sharp.
3. Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
4. (India) Of a beverage: half-sized.

Hyponyms

• cross-cutting

Translations

Verb

cutting

1. present participle of cut

References

Further reading

• cut (earthmoving) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia