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snips(noun, tool, tools, rejects)
7
clips(noun, rejects, diminishes, subtracts)
7
crops(noun, rejects, diminishes, subtracts)
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cuts(noun, rejects, subtracts)
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prunes(noun, diminishes, subtracts)
6
trims(noun, diminishes, subtracts)
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pares(noun, diminishes, subtracts)
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shaves(diminishes, subtracts)
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chops(noun, rejects)
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curtails(rejects, diminishes, subtracts)
3
nips(noun, diminishes)
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abridges(diminishes, subtracts)
2
bobs(diminishes, subtracts)
2
culls(rejects, diminishes)
2
decreases(diminishes, subtracts)
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diminishes(diminishes, subtracts)
2
docks(noun, subtracts)
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drains(rejects, diminishes)
2
lessens(diminishes, subtracts)
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lops(noun, rejects)
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