| prune(verb, reduce, curtail, trim) |
| trim(verb, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| crop(noun, verb, reduce, curtail) |
| clip(noun, verb, reduce, restrain) |
| shorten(verb, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| bob(noun, verb, reduce, diminish) |
| diminish(verb, reduce, halt, decrease) |
| pare(verb, reduce, diminish, curtail) |
| lop(verb, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| curtail(verb, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| shear(verb, reduce, curtail, trim) |
| reduce(verb, take, remove, restrain) |
| abridge(verb, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce) |
| cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, curtail) |
| shave(verb, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| mow(verb, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| snip(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| truncate(verb, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| abbreviate(verb, reduce, restrain, halt) |