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English verb: trim back | |||
| 1. | trim 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 back, cut down, reduce, trim, 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 | ||
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