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a·bridge
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shorten
to make short or shorter. -
blue-pencil
to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript. -
excerpt
A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing. -
foreshorten
Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective. -
hatchet
a small, short-handled ax having the end of the head opposite the blade in the form of a hammer, made to be used with one hand. -
red-pencil
to delete, censor, correct, or abridge (written material) with or as if with a pencil having a red lead: His book was heavily red-penciled before it got clearance.