ALL meanings of curtail
cur·tail
C c - verb curtail If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it. 3
- verb curtail to cut short; abridge 3
- verb transitive curtail to cut short; reduce; abridge 3
- verb with object curtail to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish. 1
- noun curtail a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing. 1
- noun curtail Also called curtail step. a starting step having a scroll termination to one or both ends of the tread. 1
- noun curtail Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. 1
- transitive verb curtail cut short 1
- transitive verb curtail restrict 1
- noun curtail (architecture) A scroll termination, as of a step, etc. 0
- verb curtail (Transitive Verb) OBS To cut short the tail of an animal. 0
- verb curtail (Transitive Verb) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate. 0
- verb curtail (Transitive Verb) (figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check. 0