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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
  • A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
  • An act or instance of cutting.
  • A part of a document.
  • A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
  • military A group of 10-15 soldiers lead by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.
  • science A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.
  • surgery An incision or the act of making an incision.

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Verb:

  • which sense of "commit" British To commit, as for mental health reasons (after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health).
  • To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

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