11
decrease(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
10
truncate(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract)
9
abstract(verb, cut, reduce, condense, squeeze)
9
concentrate(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease, mass)
9
digest(noun, verb, cut, reduce, concentrate)
9
diminish(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
9
squash(verb, move, hold, break, beat)
9
stuff(verb, move, hold, place, press)
8
lessen(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
8
narrow(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
7
cram(verb, place, press, crush, arrange)
7
deflate(verb, decline, reduce, smooth, crush)
7
jam(verb, move, hold, break, place)
7
nip(verb, press, crush, diminish, grasp)
7
pinch(noun, verb, press, crush, annoy)
7
push(verb, hold, break, place, force)
6
boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
6
squish(verb, move, hold, break, beat)
6
constringe(verb, increase, reduce, subject, tighten)
6
crop(verb, diminish)
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