Cutting and Leaving

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Cutting noun - A piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting.

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Leaving and cutting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leaving" instead a noun "Cutting".

Nearby Words: cut, cutter

Leaving noun - The act of departing.

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Cutting and leaving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cutting" instead a noun "Leaving".

Nearby Words: leave, leaved, leaver

As the haircut was progressing, it became clear that Hobbes was botching the job (though Watterson did not show the progression, drawing Calvin's head the same during the cutting and leaving the final result as a surprise).

Source: Comic Strip / Calvin and Hobbes
Traumatic Haircut: The Denarians, namely Tessa and Rosanna, do this to Ivy by cutting off her beautiful hair, leaving only bits of it as part of their torture.

Source: Literature / Small Favor
Also, leaving Paul a zippo (which would burn up oxygen, cutting Paul's life expectancy short and leaving the kidnappers less time to get their ransom), when they also left him a flashlight.

Source: Film / Buried

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