verb
cut down on; make a reduction in
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reduce your daily fat intake
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The employer wants to cut back health benefits
• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑trim (for: ↑trim), ↑cutback (for: ↑cut back), ↑reductive (for: ↑reduce), ↑reduction (for: ↑reduce)
• Hyponyms:
↑shorten, ↑spill, ↑quench, ↑retrench, ↑slash, ↑thin out, ↑thin, ↑take away, ↑detract, ↑deflate, ↑inflate, ↑downsize, ↑subtract, ↑shave, ↑knock off
• Verb Group: ↑cut
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.