Words in English to mean different acts of cutting:

There are many words that describe different types of cutting, including: 

Cutting into something: Bore, cut, gash, gore, incise, penetrate, prick, puncture, slash, slice, slit, stab 

Cutting to trim: Clip, mow, trim, dock 

Cutting to shorten: Abbreviate, curtail 

Cutting to divide: Bisect, cleave, sunder 

Cutting to detach: Lop off 

Cutting to hew or saw down: Fell 

Cutting to hollow out: Excavate, dig 

Cutting to injure oneself: Self-harm 

Cutting to lower: Reduce, diminish, curtail 

Cutting to dilute: Make less thick 

Cutting to dissolve: Dissolve 

Cutting to intersect: Cross 

Here are some examples of different types of cutting: 

Plant propagation: Stem cuttings, root cuttings, leaf cuttings, and leaf bud cuttings 

Surgical incision: Incision into a kidney, thoracotomy, valvotomy, phlebotomy, vasosection 

Wound: Abrasion, puncture 




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