coupure — meaning in English

English meaning

• cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
• cutting noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.

Senses

coupure is used for these senses in English:

• cut An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
• cutting (countable) A newspaper clipping.
• word break (usually) A point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen: an intersyllabic division.

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.

cutting — full definition

1. noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
2. noun A clipping cut from a newspaper or other printed text.
3. noun A channel dug through higher ground at a lower level than the surrounding land, for a road, railway, or canal to pass through.
4. adj Sharp or piercing, especially of remarks or criticism.

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