Definition: with parts removed
Usage: the drastically cut film
Similar words: abridged
Definition: (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
Usage: an abridged version
Synonyms: shortened, sawed-off, sawn-off
Definition: cut short
Usage: a sawed-off shotgun; a sawed-off broomstick; the shortened rope was easier to use
Similar words: short
Definition: (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
Usage: short skirts; short hair; the board was a foot short; a short toss
Synonyms: telescoped, shortened
Definition: shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
Usage: a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars; years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream
Similar words: short
Definition: (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
Usage: short skirts; short hair; the board was a foot short; a short toss
Synonyms: shortened, abbreviated, truncated
Definition: cut short in duration
Usage: the abbreviated speech; her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking; an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
Similar words: short
Definition: primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
Usage: a short life; a short flight; a short holiday; a short story; only a few short months