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cut back

cut back
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuht bak]
    • /kʌt bæk/
    • /kʌt bæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuht bak]
    • /kʌt bæk/

Definitions of cut back words

  • phrasal verb cut back If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it. 3
  • noun cut back to make shorter by cutting off the end 3
  • noun cut back to reduce, decrease, or discontinue (production, personnel, etc.) 3
  • noun cut back to go back to earlier narrative events, as in a novel or film 3
  • noun cut back to change direction suddenly, as in football 3
  • verb with object cut back to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger. 1
See all 96 definitions of cut back

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Origin of cut back

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English cutten, kytten, kitten, Old English *cyttan; akin to Old Swedish kotta to cut, Old Norse kuti little knife

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Parts of speech for Cut back

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cut back

cut back popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cut back usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cut back

verb cut back

  • trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
  • lessen — to become less.
  • pare — Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
  • prune — a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
  • shorten — to make short or shorter.
All 21 Synonyms of cut back

Antonyms for cut back

verb cut back

  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
  • lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
  • squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
  • develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
All 9 Antonyms of cut back

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