cut back

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cut back

verb cuts back · cutting back · cut back

intransitive, transitive, with on To reduce the amount of (something). The foliage is out of control and needs to be cut back.
intransitive, with on To reduce spending. We need to cut back heavily on office supplies. Is there another vendor we can use?
intransitive, often, with on To reduce consumption. He needs to cut back on doughnuts. He weighs 289 pounds!
intransitive To perform the cutback maneuver. I cut back again myself and went over the top of the wave.
intransitive, often, with to To use a short cut; to move to a location to block someone; to cut someone off He almost scored but the defender cut back to him.

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@misc{cut_back_2026,
  title = {cut back},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cut%20back},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}