cutting vs excerpt

excerpt vs cutting

cutting and excerpt both are nouns.

cutting is an adjective but excerpt is not an adjective.

cutting is not a verb while excerpt is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cutting	Yes	Yes	No	No
excerpt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, excerpt is a hypernym of cutting; that is, excerpt is a word with a broader meaning than cutting:

cutting: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
excerpt: a passage selected from a larger work

Other hypernyms of cutting include excerption, extract, selection.

cutting (noun)	excerpt (noun)
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends	a passage selected from a larger work
the act of cutting something into parts
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
the act of diluting something
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
a piece cut off from the main part of something
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

cutting (adjective)	excerpt (adjective)
unpleasantly cold and damp
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

cutting (verb)	excerpt (verb)
	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

Difference between cutting and excerpt

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