| hew(cut, trim, slice, shorten, hack) |
| impair(verb, cut, decline, hurt, reduce) |
| lighten(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| lop off(verb, expression, cut, curtail, trim) |
| maim(verb, cripple) |
| minify(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, ease) |
| minimize(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease) |
| recede(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| roll back(verb, expression, cut, decline, reduce) |
| sever |
| shortened |
| take out(expression, cut, condense, shorten) |
| taper off(verb, expression, cut, decline, reduce) |
| thin(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| truncation |
| wind down(verb, expression, cut, decline, reduce) |
| barber(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| become smaller(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| blue pencil(verb, expression, cut, reduce, contract) |
| break(verb, cut, hurt, reduce, diminish) |