"Mowing" is the word used for when you are cutting grass.
EDM wire cutting
There is many of ways to use the word "cutting" in a sentence. You can say "I am cutting the meat up to cook.".
excise
amputation
Chops is a noun (plural form of chop) and a verb (third person singular conjugation of chop).
Maybe you could use the word trimming?
cutting
by diceing or slicing?
dissection
adze
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