Cutting vs. Truncheon — What's the Difference?

Cutting is the separation or opening of a physical object, into two or more portions, through the application of an acutely directed force. Implements commonly used for cutting are the knife and saw, or in medicine and science the scalpel and microtome.

A short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer.

The action of cutting something

A short stick carried by police; a billy club.

A piece cut off from something, especially what remains when something is being trimmed or prepared

A staff carried as a symbol of office or authority; a baton.

An open passage excavated through higher ground for a railway, road, or canal

A thick cutting from a plant, as for grafting.

Capable of cutting something

(Obsolete) A heavy club; a cudgel.

Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing

(obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.

Sharply penetrating; piercing

(obsolete) The shaft of a spear.

Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others

A short staff, a club; a cudgel.

A part cut off from a main body.

A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.

A part, such as a stem, leaf, or root, removed from a plant to propagate a new plant, as through rooting or grafting.

(obsolete) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.

An excavation made through high ground in a construction project.

(euphemistic) A penis.

The editing of film or recording tape.

(transitive) To strike with a truncheon.

Chiefly British A clipping, as from a newspaper.

A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.

Self-injury in which cuts are made in the skin.

A baton, or military staff of command.

The action of the verb to cut.

A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth.

(countable) A section removed from a larger whole.

To beat with a truncheon.

(countable) A newspaper clipping.

A short stout club used primarily by policemen

A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.

The editing of film or other recordings.

The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.

The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.

That is used for cutting.

Piercing, sharp.

Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.

(India) Of a beverage: half-sized.

Present participle of cut

The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc.

Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut.

Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.

Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.

Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply; a cutting remark.

The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

The act of cutting something into parts;

A piece cut off from the main part of something

An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine;

Cutting away parts to create a desired shape

The division of a deck of cards before dealing;

The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;

The act of diluting something;

The act of shortening something by cutting off the ends;

(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character;

Unpleasantly cold and damp;

As physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument;

Suitable for cutting or severing;