5
compress(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
5
contract(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
5
digest(verb, cut, reduce, review, concentrate)
5
dispatch(verb, help, cut, cause, kill)
5
lop(verb, cut, increase, reduce, diminish)
5
raze(verb, drop, cut, kill, shoot)
5
retrench(verb, cut, reduce, manage, save)
5
separated by cutting(separation, cutting, verb, phrasal verb)
5
sever(drop, cut, shoot, tumble, fell)
5
slay(verb, upset, drop, help, cut)
5
synopsize(verb, cut, reduce, review, concentrate)
4
abate(verb, drop, cut, check, decline)
4
clear
4
cut out(verb, expression, cut, condense, compress)
4
cut short(verb, expression, idiom, cut, condense)
4
cut to pieces(expression, idiom)
4
dock(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, decrease)
4
ground(verb, drop, cause, rise, shoot)
4
hack(verb, drop, cut, shoot, tumble)
4
knock(verb, sound, censure, condemn, blame)
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