Difference between Cut and Edit

What is the difference between Cut and Edit?

Cut as a noun is an opening resulting from cutting. while Edit as a noun is a change to the text of a document.

Cut

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having been cut. Reduced. Carved into a shape; not raw. Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point. Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles. Circumcised.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An opening resulting from cutting. The act of cutting. The result of cutting. A share or portion. A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point. Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball. The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards. The manner or style a garment is fashioned in. A slab, especially of meat. An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point. A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance. A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc. A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To perform an incision, for example with a knife. To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument. To separate from prior association; to remove a portion of a recording during editing. To enter a queue in the wrong place. To cease recording activities. To reduce, especially intentionally. To form or shape by cutting. To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so. To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it. To not attend a class, especially when not permitted. To change direction suddenly. To divide a pack of playing cards into two To dilute a liquid, usually alcohol.

Example sentence: A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

Edit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To change a text, or a document.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A change to the text of a document.

Example sentence: I am atheist in a very religious mould. I'm always asking myself the big questions. Where did we come from? Is there a meaning to all of this? When I find myself in church, I edit the hymns as I sing them.

We hope you now know whether to use Cut or Edit in your sentence.

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