| shear(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| telescope(noun, verb, close, cut, restrict) |
| abbreviated(adjective, precise, brief, abridged, shortened) |
| cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, end, cut) |
| deflate(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| encapsulate(verb, cut, concentrate, condense, squeeze) |
| expurgate(verb, shorten) |
| lower(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, moderate) |
| restrict(verb, close, cut, restrain, curb) |
| retrench(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain) |
| slash(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| take in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, shortness) |
| take out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, condense) |
| taper(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish) |
| cut off short(expression, idiom) |
| cut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, condense) |
| dock(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| drain(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish) |
| minify(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| nip(verb, diminish) |