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snijden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • carve verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
  • cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  • slash noun A quick, forceful cutting stroke, or the cut it leaves.
  • whittle verb To shape a piece of wood by slicing off small slivers with a knife.

Senses

snijden is used for these senses in English:

  • cut (participial adjective) Having been cut.
  • cut To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
  • cut To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
  • cut (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
  • cut (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
  • cut up (transitive, idiomatic, UK, Irish) To move aggressively in front of another vehicle while driving.
  • slash To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
  • whittle (transitive, or, intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.

carve — full definition

  1. verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
  2. verb To create or establish something, especially with effort, such as a reputation or path.

cut — full definition

  1. verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  2. verb To reduce or remove part of something.
  3. noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
  4. noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
  5. noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.

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