| stack the cards(expression, idiom) |
| subtract(verb, subtract) |
| take a dive(expression, idiom) |
| taper(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| thin(verb, cut, reduce, spoil, weaken) |
| throw a fight(expression, idiom) |
| alloy(cut, thin, spoil, corrupt, degrade) |
| amputate(cut, divide, curtail, slice, sever) |
| bate |
| beat down(verb, expression, cross, frustrate, blank) |
| bite(cut, touch, physical, divide, curtail) |
| boil down(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish) |
| break(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| bury(verb, touch, cross, physical, frustrate) |
| carve(verb, cut, divide, share, curtail) |
| cheat(verb, take, deceive, fool, entice) |
| chop(noun, verb, cut, reduce, mark) |
| clean(touch, physical, scuff, grate) |
| con(verb, take, deceive, fool, entice) |
| concentrate(verb, diminish) |