| clip(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain) |
| brief(verb, adjective, decrease, inform) |
| concentrate(verb, close, diminish, decrease, restrict) |
| limit(noun, verb, remove, condense, confine) |
| lower(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain) |
| pare(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| restrict(verb, close, cut, remove, suppress) |
| shrink(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce) |
| boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, order, close) |
| crop(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| foreshorten |
| narrow(verb, close, cut, decline, remove) |
| restrain(verb, cut, remove, reduce, suppress) |
| slash(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| abate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease) |
| compact(verb, close, diminish, decrease, restrict) |
| edit(verb, cut, decline, remove, reduce) |
| prune(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| cut short(verb, expression, idiom, stop, cut) |
| deduct(verb, reduce, lower, decrease, subtract) |