cutting away
Slicing off material
Cutting away describes the action of removing something by cutting, especially to expose what lies beneath or to separate unwanted material: She spent the afternoon cutting away dead branches.
In film and television, cutting away refers to shifting from one scene to another, especially to show a reaction or related action: The director kept cutting away to the crowd's faces.
- clippingPiece cut out
- snippingCutting in small bites
- slicingCutting into portions
- bisectionDivision into two equal parts
- resectSurgically cut away
pruning · ablate · carving · carving out · trimming · excision · amputate · shearing · chopping · debride · paring · eliminate · shaving · subtract · carve-out · lop · simplify · streamline
cutting awayadding
Joining to increase
building up · accumulating · building · attaching · layering
cutting awaybuilding
Enclosed roofed structure
constructing · 3D printing · layering · molding · assembling