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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.
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