REEFED Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word reefed. (close relations)
Definition of REEFED
Best Alternative Words for REEFED
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clipped | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • cut or trimmed by clipping • (of speech) having quick short sounds | ||||||||
cropped | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of land or soil) used for growing crops | ||||||||
cut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument • fashioned or shaped by cutting • made neat and tidy by trimming • (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine • (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit noun • a share of the profits • (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next • a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation • a step on some scale • a wound made by cutting • a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass • a remark capable of wounding mentally • a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • the style in which a garment is cut • a canal made by erosion or excavation • a refusal to recognize someone you know • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball • (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball • the division of a deck of cards before dealing • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge • the act of cutting something into parts • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends • the act of reducing the amount or number • an unexcused absence from class adjective satellite • with parts removed • (of a male animal) having the testicles removed • (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply • mixed with water verb • separate with or as if with an instrument • cut down on; make a reduction in • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • make an incision or separation • discharge from a group • form by probing, penetrating, or digging • style and tailor in a certain fashion • hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction • make out and issue • cut and assemble the components of • intentionally fail to attend • be able to manage or manage successfully • give the appearance or impression of • move (one's fist) • pass directly and often in haste • pass through or across • make an abrupt change of image or sound • stop filming • make a recording of • record a performance on (a medium) • create by duplicating data • form or shape by cutting or incising • perform or carry out • function as a cutting instrument • allow incision or separation • divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult • cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch • reap or harvest • fell by sawing; hew • penetrate injuriously • refuse to acknowledge • shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things • dissolve by breaking down the fat of • have a reducing effect • cease, stop • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • have grow through the gums • grow through the gums • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) | ||||||||
reduced | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • made less in size or amount or degree adjective satellite • well below normal (especially in price) | ||||||||
shaved | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin | ||||||||
sheared | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers adjective satellite • (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length | ||||||||
shortened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • shortened • cut short in duration • shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another • with parts removed | ||||||||
sliced | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • prepared by cutting • (used of meat) cut into pieces for serving | ||||||||
trimmed | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • made neat and tidy by trimming | ||||||||
docked | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial • any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded • landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out • the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair • a short or shortened tail of certain animals verb • come into dock • deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty • deduct from someone's wages • remove or shorten the tail of an animal • maneuver into a dock | ||||||||
lopped | verbv | |||||||
verb • cut off from a whole • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | ||||||||
pared | verbv | |||||||
verb • decrease gradually or bit by bit • cut small bits or pare shavings from • remove the skin from • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size | ||||||||
pruned | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • dried plum verb • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | ||||||||
snipped | verbv | |||||||
noun • a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) • the act of clipping or snipping verb • sever or remove by pinching or snipping • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | ||||||||
rand | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) • the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents • a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese | ||||||||
witwatersrand | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese |