243 entries under verb topic. ×

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