cut back
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(verb) return in time; of films or stories |
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Synonyms: flash back |
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Related Words: come back, get back, go back, return |
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(verb) cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" |
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Synonyms: bring down, cut, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down |
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Related Words: cut, decrease, deflate, detract, inflate, knock off, lessen, minify, retrench, shave, shorten, slash, take away, thin, thin out |
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(verb) place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" |
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Synonyms: curb, curtail, restrict |
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Related Words: circumscribe, confine, immobilize, limit |
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(verb) cut back the growth of, of bushes and trees |
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Synonyms: clip, crop, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim |
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Related Words: disbud, pinch, poll, pollard, shear, thin out, top |
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