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cut back

Verb

∙ To reduce the amount of (something). transitive and intransitive with on
∙ To reduce spending. intransitive with on
∙ To reduce consumption. intransitive with on

BABYLON ENGLISH
cut back
cut down on, reduce something, use less of something (e.g.: "I drink too much coffee, I decided to cut back")

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
cut back
cut back
v
1. return in time; of films or stories [syn: flash back]

2. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "the employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: reduce, cut down, trim, trim down, trim back , cut, bring down]

3. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune]

4. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: restrict, curtail, curb]

WORDNET 2.0
cut back
Verb
1. return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
(synonym) flash back
(hypernym) return, go back, get back, come back
2. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
(synonym) reduce, cut down, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) shorten
(verb-group) cut
(derivation) cutback
3. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
(synonym) snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune
(hypernym) thin out
(hyponym) shear
4. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
(synonym) restrict, curtail, curb
(hypernym) limit, circumscribe, confine
(hyponym) immobilize, immobilise

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