Verb
cut back -
return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
flash back
return submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
cut back -
cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake" ; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
reduce ,
cut down ,
trim ,
trim down ,
trim back ,
cut ,
bring down
minify ,
decrease ,
lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" ; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" ; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds" ; "his voice fell to a whisper"
shorten become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
spill reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
quench cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"
cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
retrench make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
slash cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
thin out make sparse; "thin out the young plants"
thin make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"
detract ,
take away take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
deflate become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
inflate fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
downsize reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff"
subtract take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"
knock off ,
shave remove body hair with a razor
cut back -
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
snip ,
clip ,
crop ,
trim ,
lop ,
dress ,
prune
thin out make sparse; "thin out the young plants"
shear become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
pollard ,
poll convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"
pinch ,
top irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth" ; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
disbud destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
cut back -
place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
restrict ,
curtail ,
curb
circumscribe ,
limit ,
confine draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
abridge lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
immobilise ,
immobilize cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
