Definitions for cut back

Definitions for (verb) cut back

Main entry: curb, curtail, cut back, restrict

Definition: place restrictions on

Usage: curtail drinking in school


Main entry: cut, cut back, cut down, bring down, trim, trim back, trim down, reduce

Definition: cut down on; make a reduction in

Usage: reduce your daily fat intake; The employer wants to cut back health benefits


Main entry: snip, prune, trim, cut back, dress, crop, lop, clip

Definition: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Usage: dress the plants in the garden


Main entry: cut back, flash back

Definition: return in time

Usage: the film cut back to an earlier event in the story


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