Severing - English meaning

verb

Cut off (a limb) by surgical operation.

Usage examples:

Surgeons had to amputate her left hand

verb

To cut off part of the body

Usage examples:

[ t ] doctors had to amputate his leg below the knee., [ u ] frostbite led to the amputation of thr…

verb

To cut off a part of the body

Usage examples:

They had to amputate his foot to free him from the wreckage., in these cases there is no choice but…

verb

Split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.

Usage examples:

The large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire

verb

Stick fast to.

Usage examples:

Rose's mouth was dry, her tongue cleaving to the roof of her mouth

verb

To cut or break into two or more parts

Usage examples:

[ i ] the volcano cleaved nearly in half after its last eruption.

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

phrasal verb

Travel across or pass over

phrasal verb

If you cut through something difficult that usually causes problems, you quickly understand it or deal with it so that it does not cause problems for you

Usage examples:

She always manages to cut through the complex theory and get at the facts., narrow footpaths on a m…

phrasal verb

To understand something that is not easy to understand

Usage examples:

She can cut through the confusing statistics and get at the important facts.

verb

Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

Usage examples:

He detached the front lamp from its bracket

verb

To separate or remove something from something else that it is connected to

Usage examples:

Detach the lower half of the form and return it to the above address.

verb

To separate or remove something from something else that it is joined to

Usage examples:

Detach sth from sth detach the reply slip from this letter and return it to the above address.

verb

Break the connection of or between.

Usage examples:

If the axle unit is partially disconnected from the body, the car should not be driven

noun

An instance of disconnecting or being disconnected.

Usage examples:

A disconnect message

verb

To break a connection that carries a substance or electricity, or to break such a connection used by someone or something

Usage examples:

He disconnected a gas line., carefully tip the grill on its back and disconnect the burner from the…

verb

Separate or be separated into parts.

Usage examples:

Consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories

noun

A difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension.

Usage examples:

There was still a profound cultural divide between the parties

verb

To separate into parts or groups, or to cause something to separate in such a way

Usage examples:

[ t ] divide the cake into six equal parts., [ i ] the votes divided equally for and against the pr…

noun

An enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships.

Usage examples:

The boat nosed up to a dock

verb

(of a ship) come into a dock and tie up at a wharf.

Usage examples:

The ship docked at southampton

noun

The solid bony or fleshy part of an animal's tail, excluding the hair.

Usage examples:

Jason grabbed the towels and spread them at the dog's tail and dock.

noun

An amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something.

Usage examples:

Divide the circle into three equal parts

verb

(of two things) move away from each other.

Usage examples:

His lips parted in a smile

adverb

To some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something).

Usage examples:

The city is now part slum, part consumer paradise

verb

Tear (something) into pieces.

Usage examples:

Snapping teeth that would rend human flesh to shreds

verb

To break something violently; tear

verb

To tear or break something violently

Usage examples:

With one stroke of his sword, he rent his enemy's helmet in two., [ + adj ] firemen had to rend him…

verb

(especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly.

Usage examples:

If the main artery ruptures he could die

noun

An instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely.

Usage examples:

A small hairline crack could develop into a rupture

verb

To burst or break, or to cause something to burst or break

Usage examples:

[ i ] high winds caused the oil tank to rupture., there is a rupture in confidence in government.

adjective

Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

Usage examples:

This raises two separate issues

verb

Cause to move or be apart.

Usage examples:

Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun

Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

Usage examples:

Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

verb

Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.

Usage examples:

The ice cracked and split

noun

A tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain.

Usage examples:

Splits appeared in the decaying planks

proper noun

A seaport on the coast of southern croatia; population 177,500 (est. 2009). founded as a roman colony in 78 bc, it contains the ruins of the palace of the emperor diocletian, built in about ad 300.

verb

Split apart.

Usage examples:

A universe sundered ages ago in a divine war

verb

To break something apart

Usage examples:

The last few bubbles rose from the sundered ship.

idiom

Rip off violently and forcefully

adjective

Denoting something that is removed by being torn off, typically along a perforated line.

Usage examples:

Please complete the tear-off slip

phrasal verb

To quickly remove clothes

Usage examples:

She tore off her apron and ran into the living room.