27
trim(verb, drop, cut, increase, reduce)
26
cut(verb, check, increase, separate, reduce)
24
shave(verb, cut, check, reduce, restrain)
19
clip(noun, verb, cut, check, increase)
18
prune(verb, cut, check, increase, reduce)
17
crop(verb, cut, increase, diminish, decrease)
17
reduce(verb, cut, check, restrain, diminish)
15
shear(verb, cut, increase, diminish, decrease)
13
diminish(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
13
lessen(verb, cut, check, reduce, restrain)
13
peel(verb, take, cut, remove, trim)
12
curtail(verb, cut, check, reduce, restrain)
12
decorticate(verb, cut, remove, trim, strip)
12
decrease(verb, cut, check, reduce, restrain)
12
lop(verb, cut, increase, reduce, diminish)
12
skin(verb, cut, remove, trim, strip)
11
dock(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, curtail)
11
slash(verb, cut, check, increase, reduce)
11
truncate(verb, cut, increase, reduce, diminish)
10
lower(verb, cut, increase, reduce, restrain)
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