| amputate(verb, curtail, trim, cream, nonaddition subtraction) |
| castrate(verb, nonaddition subtraction) |
| prune(verb, cut, curtail, trim, shorten) |
| top(verb, cut, remove, curtail, trim) |
| abrade |
| crop(verb, cut, curtail, trim, shorten) |
| curtail(verb, cut, trim, shorten, cream) |
| cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, curtail, trim) |
| decapitate(verb, curtail, trim, cream) |
| decimate |
| dock(verb, curtail, trim, cream) |
| file off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, curtail, trim) |
| garble |
| hew(noun, verb, cut, top, trim) |
| lop(verb, cut, top, trim, shorten) |
| lop off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, curtail, trim) |
| mutilate(verb, nonaddition subtraction) |
| pare(verb, cut, curtail, trim, shorten) |
| pollard(verb, cut, top, curtail, trim) |
| ream(verb, curtail, trim, cream) |