Search Result for "cut_back":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. return in time;
- Example: "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
[syn: cut back, flash back]

2. cut down on; make a reduction in;
- Example: "reduce your daily fat intake"
- Example: "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down]

3. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of;
- Example: "dress the plants in the garden"
[syn: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back]

4. place restrictions on;
- Example: "curtail drinking in school"
[syn: restrict, curtail, curb, cut back]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cut back
    v 1: return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in
         the story" [syn: cut back, flash back]
    2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
       intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
       [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down,
       trim back, cut, bring down]
    3: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
       plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim,
       lop, dress, prune, cut back]
    4: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn:
       restrict, curtail, curb, cut back]