Schneiden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abridgment noun The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
- 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.
- cutting noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
- mow verb To cut grass or crops close to the ground.
- overlap verb To extend over part of something else, partly covering it.
- prune noun A dried plum.
- reap verb To cut and gather a crop, especially grain.
- section noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.
- shear verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
- slice noun A thin, flat piece cut off from something larger.
- tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
- trim verb To cut away excess from something to neaten it.
Senses
Schneiden is used for these senses in English:
- abridgment (dated, legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
- carve To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
- 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 admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- cut (transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- cut (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
abridgment — full definition
- noun The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
- noun The state of being abridged or lessened.
- noun An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
- noun That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
carve — full definition
- verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
- verb To create or establish something, especially with effort, such as a reputation or path.