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cutting some shapes

cutting some shapes is the present participle and gerund of cut some shapes.

Meaning of cut some shapes

Verb

cut some shapes (third-person singular simple present cuts some shapes, present participle cutting some shapes, simple past and past participle cut some shapes)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, some, shapes.
    • As one can clearly see, if the machine tool needs to access different facets of the part to cut some shapes, then the part may need to be released and re-fixtured.2011, Symal Mukherjee, Metal Fabrication Technology, →ISBN, page 129
  2. To dance.
    • Below that, the X Café doubles as a dance club; alternatively, you can cut some shapes to thumping base lines at the dark and smoky Club Arsenal (Szabadság tér 9; Ø 42 411 825; Tue–Sat 21.00–05.00), underneath the cultural centre.2010, Adrian Phillips, Jo Scotchmer, Hungary, →ISBN, page 305

Questions about cutting some shapes

What is cutting some shapes the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting some shapes is the present participle and gerund of cut some shapes.

Words near cutting some shapes in the dictionary

  1. cutting room
  2. cutting rooms
  3. cutting round
  4. cutting short
  5. cutting slingload
  6. cutting some shapes
  7. cutting someone cold
  8. cutting someone dead
  9. cutting someone loose
  10. cutting someone off at the knees
  11. cutting someone slack

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