5
bandage(noun, verb, remedy, covering, dressing)
5
consolidate(verb, reduce, eliminate, mass, pack)
5
cut back(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
5
pare(verb, cut, diminish, condense, shorten)
4
clip(verb, cut, reduce, press, crush)
4
cramp(verb, reduce, annoy, eliminate, pain)
4
cut down(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish)
4
depress(verb, move, hold, smooth, crush)
4
edit(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
4
flatten(verb, move, hold, press, smooth)
4
lower(verb, decrease)
4
pack together(verb, expression, phrasal verb, condense, squeeze)
4
prune(verb, cut, diminish, condense, shorten)
4
pucker(verb, draw, line, gather, squeeze)
4
ram(verb, move, hold, place, press)
4
summarise
4
synopsize(verb, cut, reduce, concentrate, squeeze)
4
telescope(verb, cut, contract, concentrate, condense)
4
wedge(verb, place, press, crush, arrange)
4
wrinkle(verb, break, beat, decline, reduce)
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