| pare(verb, cut, check, reduce, restrain) |
| curb(verb, stop, hold, drop, control) |
| restrain(verb, stop, hold, drop, control) |
| prune(verb, cut, check, reduce, restrain) |
| retrench(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain) |
| cut short(verb, expression, idiom, stop, cut) |
| dock(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| epitomize(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| minimize(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| shrink(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| slash(verb, drop, cut, check, decline) |
| abstract(verb, cut, condense, shorten, edit) |
| check(verb, stop, hold, drop, control) |
| deduct(verb, cut, reduce, lower, decrease) |
| limit(noun, verb, hold, control, restrain) |
| shave(verb, cut, check, reduce, restrain) |
| shear(verb, cut, reject, diminish, divide) |
| summarize(verb, cut, concentrate, condense, squeeze) |
| bob(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce) |