Word

cut back, v.
freq. cnt. 2

cut down on; make a reduction in
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 131 freq. cnt.: 102 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bring down cut cut back cut down reduce trim trim back trim down

sample sentences

"reduce your daily fat intake"
"The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

verb frames

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They will %s the duet

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reductive reduction

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cutback

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trim

semantic pointers

hyponym

shorten spill quench retrench slash thin out thin detract, take away deflate inflate downsize subtract knock off, shave

hypernym

decrease, lessen, minify

verb group

cut

return in time
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cut back flash back

sample sentences

"the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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Something ----s
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flashback

semantic pointers

hypernym

return

place restrictions on
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curb curtail cut back restrict

sample sentences

"curtail drinking in school"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

restrictive restriction

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

curb

semantic pointers

hypernym

limit, circumscribe, confine to

hyponym

abridge immobilize, immobilise ration restrict, control

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
<verb.contact>

clip crop cut back dress lop prune snip trim

sample sentences

"dress the plants in the garden"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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They %s the trees

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

snip snip

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

clip clipping clipper

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

crop

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trimming trim trimmer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lopper

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pruning pruner pruner

semantic pointers

hypernym

thin out

hyponym

shear poll, pollard top, pinch disbud