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cut across
cut along
cut-and-cover
cut-and-dried
cut-and-paste
cut-and-shut
cut and thrust
cut-and-try
cut back
cut down
cut glass
cut-glass
cut in
cut-in
cut lunch
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cut back
cut back


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb reduce something: to reduce the amount of something
cut back on spending
2. transitive verb remove top of plant: to cut the tops or all of the stems or branches off a plant in order to remove dead growth or produce bushier growth
cut back the roses
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