3
clip(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
3
crop(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen)
3
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3
decrease(verb, close, cut, reduce, restrain)
3
dock(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
3
epitomize(verb, close, cut, reduce, review)
3
foreshorten
3
prune(verb, cut, reduce, review, condense)
3
shrink(verb, close, cut, reduce, diminish)
2
bob(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
2
come down
2
constrict(verb, close, restrict, crowd, concentrate)
2
cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
2
cut short(expression, cut, restrain, limit, restrict)
2
densen(verb, close, total, restrict, crowd)
2
digest(verb, cut, reduce, total, review)
2
distill(verb, pure, condense, frothing, extract)
2
elide(cut, diminish, decrease, contract, curtail)
2
get to the meat(verb, expression, idiom, order, cut)
2
lessen(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
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