possible profanity
| crop(verb, cut, increase, reject, diminish) | |
| trim(verb, cut, increase, diminish, decrease) | |
| clip(verb, cut, increase, reject, diminish) | |
| cut(verb, break, part, increase, separate) | |
| pare(verb, cut, increase, diminish, decrease) | |
| shave(verb, cut, diminish, divide, curtail) | |
| prune(verb, cut, increase, diminish, decrease) | |
| lop(verb, cut, increase, reject, decrease) | |
| snip(noun, verb, cut, reject, crack) | |
| curtail(verb, cut, reject, diminish, divide) | |
| fleece(verb, cut, clip, taking) | |
| dock(verb, cut, reduce, curtail, trim) | |
| reduce(verb, cut, diminish, lessen, trim) | |
| shorten(verb, cut, diminish, curtail, trim) | |
| chop(verb, break, part, cut, increase) | |
| mow(verb, cut, divide, curtail, trim) | |
| truncate(verb, cut, increase, diminish, decrease) | |
| bob(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen) | |
| cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, increase) | |
| drain(verb, reject, diminish, taking) |
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