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Trim Back

Definition: Trim Back

Trim Back

Verb

1. Cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonyms: Trim Back

Synonyms: bring down (v), cut (v), cut back (v), cut down (v), reduce (v), trim (v), trim down (v). (additional references)

Non-Fiction Usage: Trim Back

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Zimbabwe	Though in 1998 the GOZ was successful in efforts to trim back its deficit, 1999 and especially 2000 are disastrous from a sustainable-deficit standpoint. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Modern Translation: Trim Back

Language		Translations for "trim back"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
German		zurückschneiden (chop back, cut back, poll). (various references)

Pig Latin		imtray ackbay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Trim Back

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-i-k-m-r-t"
	-2 letters: imbark, karmic.
	-3 letters: ambit, baric, batik, bract, brick, krait, mbira, micra, mikra, rabic, track, traik, triac, trick.
	-4 letters: abri, airt, amir, back, bait, bark, barm, bima, birk, brat, brim, brit, carb, cark, cart, crab, cram, crib, iamb, ikat, kami, kart, kbar, mack, mair, marc, mark, mart, mica, mick, mirk, rack, raki, rami, rick.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-c-i-k-m-r-t"
	+4 letters: cabinetmaker.
	+5 letters: cabinetmakers.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Translations: Modern

5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography

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