cutting off

Noun cutting off has 2 senses

• cutting off(n = noun.act) abscission - the act of cutting something off;
is a kind of remotion, removal
has particulars: circumcision

• cutting off(n = noun.act) cut, cutting - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
is a kind of shortening
has particulars: clip, clipping, snip, haircut, clipping, trim, trimming, shearing