cut back
English Thesaurus
1. place restrictions on (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | abridge, |
| definition | : | lessen, diminish, or curtail (verb.change) |
2. 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) |
3. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | thin out, |
| definition | : | make sparse (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | shear, |
| definition | : | cut with shears (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | poll, pollard, |
| definition | : | convert into a pollard (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pinch, top, |
| definition | : | cut the top off (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | disbud, |
| definition | : | thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers (verb.contact) |
4. return in time (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | return, |
| definition | : | go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before (verb.motion) |
5. place restrictions on (verb.change)
| derivation | : | limitation, restriction, |
| definition | : | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bridle, check, curb, |
| definition | : | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | restrictive, |
| definition | : | serving to restrict (adj.all) |
6. cut down on; make a reduction in (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) |
7. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | clip, clipping, snip, |
| definition | : | the act of clipping or snipping (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipping, trim, trimming, |
| definition | : | cutting down to the desired size or shape (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | pruning, |
| definition | : | the act of trimming a plant (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipper, |
| definition | : | shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | lopper, pruner, pruning hook, |
| definition | : | a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | snip, snippet, snipping, |
| definition | : | a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | pruner, trimmer, |
| definition | : | a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | crop, harvest, |
| definition | : | the yield from plants in a single growing season (noun.plant) |
8. return in time (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flashback, |
| definition | : | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story (noun.communication) |
9. place restrictions on (verb.change)
| derivation | : | limitation, restriction, |
| definition | : | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bridle, check, curb, |
| definition | : | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | restrictive, |
| definition | : | serving to restrict (adj.all) |
10. cut down on; make a reduction in (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) |
11. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | clip, clipping, snip, |
| definition | : | the act of clipping or snipping (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipping, trim, trimming, |
| definition | : | cutting down to the desired size or shape (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | pruning, |
| definition | : | the act of trimming a plant (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipper, |
| definition | : | shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | lopper, pruner, pruning hook, |
| definition | : | a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | snip, snippet, snipping, |
| definition | : | a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | pruner, trimmer, |
| definition | : | a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | crop, harvest, |
| definition | : | the yield from plants in a single growing season (noun.plant) |
12. return in time (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flashback, |
| definition | : | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story (noun.communication) |
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