Definition of trim back Trim back
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| trim back - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" | ||
| reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, cut, bring down | ||
| minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| shorten become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" | ||
| spill reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) | ||
| quench cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel" | ||
| cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" | ||
| retrench make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench" | ||
| slash cut drastically; "Prices were slashed" | ||
| thin out make sparse; "thin out the young plants" | ||
| thin make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" | ||
| detract, take away take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
| deflate become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated" | ||
| inflate fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" | ||
| downsize reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff" | ||
| subtract take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French" | ||
| knock off, shave remove body hair with a razor | ||
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