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Verb
S:
(v)
cut back
,
flash back
(return in time)
"the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
S:
(v)
reduce
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cut down
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cut back
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trim
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trim down
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trim back
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cut
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bring down
(cut down on; make a reduction in)
"reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
S:
(v)
snip
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clip
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crop
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trim
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lop
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dress
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prune
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cut back
(cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of)
"dress the plants in the garden"
S:
(v)
restrict
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curtail
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curb
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cut back
(place restrictions on)
"curtail drinking in school"