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CUT BACK

Definition:

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