| Main Entry: | curtail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut short; abridge |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, boil down, chop, clip, contract, cramp, cut, cut back, decrease, diminish, dock, downsize, get to meat, halt, lessen, lop, minify, pare down, put in nutshell, reduce, retrench, roll back, shorten, slash, trim, truncate |
Antonyms: |
extend, increase, lengthen, prolong |
| Main Entry: | lop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trim |
Synonyms: |
chop, clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, mow, pare, pare down, prune, shear, snip, truncate |
| Main Entry: | prune |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trim; cut short |
Synonyms: |
clip, cut back, dock, eliminate, exclude, gut, knock off, lop, pare down, reduce, shape, shave, shear, shorten, skive, snip, thin |
| Main Entry: | trim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut shorter |
Synonyms: |
abbreviate, barber, blue pencil, bob, boil down, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, edit, even up, lop, mow, pare, pare down, plane, prune, put in a nutshell, shave, shear, shorten, slice off, snip, tidy, truncate, whittle down |
Antonyms: |
develop, let grow |