All shorten antonyms
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S s verb shorten
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- hang in — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- lay over — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- excurse — To journey or pass through.
- draw out — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- let out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
- bulk up — If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.
- hyping — to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- crane — A crane is a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
- distend — Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.