TRUNCATING Synonyms

• the act of increasing the density of something

• (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

• becoming infected

• an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• the act of cutting something into parts

• a piece cut off from the main part of something

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of diluting something

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

• the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

• restricting the scope or freedom of action

• strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

• a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

• (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel

• something that has been pruned off of a plant

• the act of trimming a plant

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

• restricting the scope or freedom of action

• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

• act of decreasing in length

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• shorten

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen, diminish, or curtail

• the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

• a small cut of meat including part of a rib

• a jaw

• a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

• a grounder that bounces high in the air

• cut into pieces with repeated blows

• move suddenly

• form or shape by chopping

• strike sharply, as in some sports

• cut with a hacking tool

• hit sharply

• the yield from plants in a single growing season

• a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale

• a collection of people or things appearing together

• the output of something in a season

• the stock or handle of a whip

• a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

• cut short

• prepare for crops

• yield crops

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• place restrictions on

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

• cut short in duration

• terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

• interrupt before its natural or planned end

• cause to end earlier than intended

• make shorter as if by cutting off

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent