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Cut back

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Verb
  1. 1
    To reduce the amount of (something). intransitive, transitive, with-on

    "The foliage is out of control and needs to be cut back."

  2. 2
    place restrictions on wordnet
  3. 3
    To reduce spending. intransitive, with-on

    "We need to cut back heavily on office supplies. Is there another vendor we can use?"

  4. 4
    cut down on; make a reduction in wordnet
  5. 5
    To reduce consumption. intransitive, often, with-on

    "He needs to cut back on doughnuts. He weighs 289 pounds!"

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  1. 6
    cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of wordnet
  2. 7
    To perform the cutback maneuver. intransitive

    "I cut back again myself and went over the top of the wave."

  3. 8
    return in time wordnet
  4. 9
    To use a short cut; to move to a location to block someone; to cut someone off intransitive, often

    "He almost scored but the defender cut back to him."

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