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verb • make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • make short or shorter • become short or shorter • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||||||||
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verb • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • raise from a lower to a higher position • raise in rank or condition | ||||||||
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noun • the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down • the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. verb • fold over and sew together to provide with a hem • utter `hem' or `ahem' | ||||||||
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SHORTENS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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