Dicts.info 

English dictionary

English word:    
cut   back  

cut back

View results from:   Wordnet   |   Webster   |   Wiktionary   |   Easton



cut back in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. cut down on; make a reduction in
    "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
    reduce  cut down  cut back  trim  trim down  trim back  cut  bring down 
  2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
    "dress the plants in the garden"
    snip  clip  crop  trim  lop  dress  prune  cut back 
  3. place restrictions on
    "curtail drinking in school"
    restrict  curtail  curb  cut back 
  4. return in time
    "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
    cut back  flash back 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University