trim back
English Thesaurus
1. cut down on; make a reduction in (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | shorten, |
| definition | : | make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | spill, |
| definition | : | reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | quench, |
| definition | : | reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | retrench, |
| definition | : | make a reduction, as in one's workforce (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | slash, |
| definition | : | cut drastically (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | thin out, |
| definition | : | make sparse (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | thin, |
| definition | : | make thin or thinner (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | detract, take away, |
| definition | : | take away a part from; diminish (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | inflate, |
| definition | : | increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | downsize, |
| definition | : | reduce in size or number (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | subtract, |
| definition | : | take off or away (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | knock off, shave, |
| definition | : | cut the price of (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | cut, |
| definition | : | have a reducing effect (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | cutback, |
| definition | : | a reduction in quantity or rate (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipping, trim, trimming, |
| definition | : | cutting down to the desired size or shape (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | reductive, |
| definition | : | characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | cutback, |
| definition | : | a reduction in quantity or rate (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipping, trim, trimming, |
| definition | : | cutting down to the desired size or shape (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | reductive, |
| definition | : | characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment (adj.all) |
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