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English verb: cut back | |||
| 1. | cut back (motion) return in time | ||
| Samples | The film cut back to an earlier event in the story. | ||
| Synonyms | flash back | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | return | ||
| 2. | cut back (change) cut down on; make a reduction in | ||
| Samples | Reduce your daily fat intake. The employer wants to cut back health benefits. | ||
| Synonyms | bring down, cut, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deflate, detract, downsize, inflate, knock off, quench, retrench, shave, shorten, slash, spill, subtract, take away, thin, thin out | ||
| Verb group | cut | ||
| 3. | cut back (contact) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | ||
| Samples | Dress the plants in the garden. | ||
| Examples | They cut back the trees | ||
| Synonyms | clip, crop, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thin out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disbud, pinch, poll, pollard, shear, top | ||
| 4. | cut back (change) place restrictions on | ||
| Samples | Curtail drinking in school. | ||
| Synonyms | curb, curtail, restrict | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circumscribe, confine, limit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abridge, immobilise, immobilize | ||
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