· return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
Synonym(s): flash_back
Hypernym(s): return
· cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
Synonym(s): reduce, cut_down, trim, trim_down, trim_back, cut, bring_down
Hypernym(s): decrease, lessen, minify
· cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
Synonym(s): snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune
Hypernym(s): thin_out
· place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
Synonym(s): restrict, curtail, curb
Hypernym(s): limit, circumscribe, confine_to