| trim(verb, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| shear(verb, curtail, trim, slash) |
| boil down(verb, expression, reduce, diminish) |
| dock(verb, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| decorticate(trim, slash, brush, shred) |
| pare(verb, reduce, diminish, curtail) |
| pare down(verb, expression, reduce, curtail) |
| peel(trim, slash, brush, shred) |
| shingle(trim, slash, brush, shred) |
| shave(verb, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| bob(verb, reduce, diminish, curtail) |
| blue pencil(verb, expression, reduce, curtail) |
| brush(verb, trim, slash, shred) |
| clip(verb, reduce, diminish, curtail) |
| crop(verb, curtail, trim, slash) |
| curtail(verb, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| cut back(verb, expression, curtail, trim) |
| cut down(verb, expression, curtail, trim) |
| cut shorter(verb, expression, curtail, tidy) |
| even up(verb, expression, curtail, tidy) |