| scrape(verb, scratch, trim, strip, skin) |
| shorten(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| whittle(verb, cut, reduce) |
| cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| abbreviate(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| abridge(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| carve(verb, diminish, shape, fashion, trim) |
| flay(verb, trim, strip, scale, skin) |
| strip(verb, cut, remove, trim, slash) |
| amputate(verb, separate, curtail, trim, cream) |
| bob(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| sever(verb, separate) |
| slice(verb, separate, layer) |
| Peel |
| bark(verb, trim, skin, scrape, scuff) |
| break(verb, cut, separate, reduce, diminish) |
| chop(verb, cut, increase, reduce, diminish) |
| compress(verb, cut, diminish, condense, shorten) |
| cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, condense) |