nnoun.actthe act of cutting something offSynset:abscission
Derivationally Related Form:abscise
Hypernyms:remotion removal
Inherited Hypernyms:abscissionremovalseparationchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:circumcision
Full Hyponyms:circumcision
nnoun.actthe act of shortening something by chopping off the endsSynset:cut cutting
Examples:- the barber gave him a good cut
Derivationally Related Form:cut
Hypernyms:shortening
Inherited Hypernyms:cutshorteningdecreasechange of magnitudechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:clipclippinghaircutshearingsniptrimtrimming
Full Hyponyms:cliphaircutnippruningshearingsheepshearingtrim