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contract(verb, place, cut, increase, reduce)
34
squeeze(verb, move, hold, break, close)
31
shorten(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
30
abbreviate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
30
condense(verb, move, hold, place, cut)
25
reduce(verb, move, hold, cut, decline)
23
abridge(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
22
crush(noun, verb, move, hold, beat)
18
curtail(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
18
shrink(verb, cut, decline, increase, reduce)
15
tighten(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
14
epitomize(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
13
constrict(verb, decline, increase, reduce, press)
11
decrease(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
9
concentrate(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease, mass)
9
diminish(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
8
lessen(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish)
7
deflate(verb, decline, reduce, smooth, crush)
7
pinch(noun, verb, press, crush, annoy)
4
cramp(verb, reduce, annoy, eliminate, pain)
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