| trim(verb, remove, eradicate, curtail) |
| crop(verb, curtail, trim, clip) |
| shave(verb, clip, pare, shear) |
| truncate(verb, curtail, trim, clip) |
| dock(verb, curtail, trim, clip) |
| lop(verb, clip, pare, shear) |
| prune(verb, curtail, trim, clip) |
| clip(verb, pare, shear) |
| cut down(verb, expression, clip, shorten) |
| shorten(verb, curtail, trim, clip) |
| blue pencil(verb, expression, remove, strike) |
| bob(verb, clip, pare, shear) |
| curtail(verb, trim, clip, cream) |
| edit(verb, remove, eradicate, erase) |
| pare(verb, curtail, trim, clip) |
| shear(verb, curtail, trim, clip) |
| slice off(verb, expression, remove, clip) |
| abbreviate(verb, clip, pare, shear) |
| barber(verb, clip, pare, shear) |
| boil down(verb, expression, clip, pare) |