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Mục lục 1 Verb (used with object) 1.1 to make short or shorter. 1.2 to reduce, decrease, take in, etc. 1.3 to make (pastry, bread, etc.) short, as with butter or other fat. 1.4 Sports . choke ( def. 8 ) . 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 to become short or shorter. 2.2 (of odds) to decrease. 3 Antonyms 3.1 verb 4 Synonyms 4.1 verb

Verb (used with object)

to make short or shorter.

to reduce, decrease, take in, etc.

to shorten sail.

to make (pastry, bread, etc.) short, as with butter or other fat.

Sports . choke ( def. 8 ) .

Verb (used without object)

to become short or shorter.

(of odds) to decrease.

Antonyms

verb

amplify , elongate , enlarge , grow , increase , lengthen

Synonyms

verb

abbreviate , abridge , blue pencil , bob , boil down * , chop , clip , compress , condense , contract , curtail , cut , cut back , cut down , cut to the bone , dock , edit , elide , excerpt , lessen , lop , make a long story short , minimize , put in a nutshell , reduce , retrench , shrink , slash , snip , trim , circumscribe , confine , decrease , deprive , diminish , epitomize , limit , nip , restrain , restrict , truncate